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SPECIES: Diospyros virginiana | Common Persimmon 



ABBREVIATION : 
DIOVIR

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   DIVI5


COMMON NAMES : 
   common persimmon
   persimmon
   simmon
   possumwood
   eastern persimmon
   Florida persimmon


TAXONOMY : 
The scientific name for common persimmon is Diospyros virginiana L.
[13].  Varieties include [10,24,36]:

D. virginiana L. var. virginiana - typical common persimmon
D. virginiana var. pubescens (Pursch) Dipp. - fuzzy common persimmon
D. virginiana var. platycarpa Sarg. - Oklahoma common persimmon
D. virginiana var. mosieri (Small) Sarg. - Florida persimmon


LIFE FORM : 
Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Milo Coladonato, July 1992


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Coladonato, Milo 1992.  Diospyros virginiana.  In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Diospyros virginiana | Common Persimmon