Diospyros peekelii
Lauterb.
Aipa
Ebenaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tropical tree species from the Ebenaceae family, recorded on Mussau Island in lowland areas and cultivated as a fruit tree.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It is recorded on Mussau Island. It occurs in the lowlands.
Where It Grows
Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG,
Other Information
It has been a cultivated fruit tree.
Notes
There are about 485 species of Diospyros mostly in the tropics.
References (2)
- Lauterb, 1911, Bot Jahrb. Syst. 45:364
- Lepofsky, D., 1992, Arboriculture in the Mussau Islands, Bismarck Archipelago. Economic Botany, Vol 46, No. 2, pp. 192-211
