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Diospyros sonorae

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Diospyros sonorae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ebenaceae
Genus: Diospyros
Species:
D. sonorae
Binomial name
Diospyros sonorae
Synonyms[1]

Diospyros sinaloensis S.F.Blake

Diospyros sonorae (syn. Diospyros sinaloensis), the Sonoran persimmon, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ebenaceae, native to Sinaloa and central Sonora, Mexico.[1][2] A desert-adapted small tree, its fruit is edible and is consumed locally.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Diospyros sonorae Standl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b Yetman, David; Devender, Thomas R. Van (2002). "An Annotated List of Plants". Mayo Ethnobotany: Land, History, and Traditional Knowledge in Northwest Mexico. pp. 127–272. doi:10.1525/california/9780520227217.003.0007. ISBN 9780520227217.