Diospyros maritima (commonly known as the Malaysian persimmon, broadleaf ebony and sea ebony) is a tree in the family Ebenaceae. The specific epithet maritima means 'by the sea', referring to the tree's habitat.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Diospyros maritima being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Gonocaryum calleryanum
- Suregada multiflora
- Diospyros morrisiana
- Olax imbricata
- Casearia velutina
- Gomphandra australiana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Ebenaceae
- Genus
- Diospyros
- Species
- Diospyros maritima
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