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Updated 10/1/2023
Family
Ebenaceae
HAWAII - ENDEMIC
Diospyros sandwicensis
HAWAIIAN PERSIMMON LAMA
Locally common in dry & mesic, occasionally wet forests of the
Main Hawaiian Islands. Smooth pale green leaves 1.5 - 3.5 inches long, thick,
waxy with
fine hairs, young leaves reddish. Orange 1 inch fruits are edible.
Both native species were once confused with Diospyros ferrea, a widespread
species from Africa through the Pacific. |
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