Diospyros

Ebonies
Flowers of Diospyros kaki
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ebenaceae
Genus:	Diospyros L.[1]
Type species
Diospyros lotus L.
Diversity
About 750 species
Synonyms[1]
Cargillia R.Br. Cavanillea Desr. Ebenus Kuntze (nom. illeg.) Embryopteris Gaertn. Guaiacana Duhamel (nom. illeg.) Idesia Scop. Maba J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. Mabola Raf. Macreightia A.DC. Noltia Thonn. Paralea Aubl. Pimia Seem. Rhaphidanthe Hiern ex Gürke Ropourea Aubl. Royena L. Tetraclis Hiern

Diospyros is a genus of about 450–500 species of deciduous and evergreen trees. Most are native to the tropics, with only a few species extending into temperate regions. They are commonly known as ebony or persimmon trees. The generic name is derived from the Greek words διός (dios), meaning "of Zeus" and πυρός (pyros), meaning "grain" and was originally applied to the Caucasian Persimmon (D. lotus).

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Genus: Diospyros L." Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) [Online Database]. United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, Maryland. 28 Apr 1998. Retrieved 15 Sep 2016.