Biology:Diospyros rhombifolia

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Diospyros

Diospyros rhombifolia
Diospyros rhombifolia penjing JB.jpg
Bonsai specimen
Diospyros rhombifolia in winter.jpg
At Koishikawa Botanical Garden
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ebenaceae
Genus: Diospyros
Species:
D. rhombifolia
Binomial name
Diospyros rhombifolia
Hemsl.

Diospyros rhombifolia, the diamond-leaf persimmon or princess persimmon, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ebenaceae, native to southeast China.[1][2] A shrub or tree reaching 8 m (26 ft), and hardy to USDA zone 7b, it is widely cultivated as an ornamental for its small leaves and attractive orange fruit.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15246108 entry