Ebenaceae, diospyros blancoi, velvet apple, mabolo. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. Diospyros is a genus of about 450500 species of deciduous and evergreen trees. Diospyros species diospyros discolor name homonyms diospyros blancoi a. Diospyros blancoi, baccuarea ramiflora,medicinal plant, antimicrobial activity. Mabolo, diospyros blancoi description the mabolo varies in form from a small straggly tree with drooping branches, to an erect, straight tree to 60 or even 100 ft 1833 m, with stout, black, furrowed trunk to 50 in 80 cm thick. Antimicrobial activities of diospyros blancoi and baccaurea. Bioactive triterpenes from diospyros blancoi c ragasa et al natural product research, volume 23, issue september 2009, pages 1252 1258 doi. Hostas blend beautifully with other perennials, annuals, trees, and shrubs. In continuing your browsing of this site, you accept the use of cookies to offer you suitable content and services and realize visits statistics.
Underutilized fruit of the endangered mabolo diospyros. Fruits are highly esteemed in some areas, but barely known in most parts of the world. Analysis of aroma compounds and nutrient contents of. Diospyros is a genus of over 700 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs. The velvet apple, native to the philippines, is a mediumsized to large evergreen tree and makes a handsome ornamental. Diospyros discolor from the philippine islands, now introduced into the east and west. Thanks for the info but i would like to give a quick update as i have one graft that took between persimmon and mabolo. Antimicrobial activities of seeds of diospyros blancoi and. Diospyros hillebrandii elama diospyros kaki japanese persimmon diospyros lotus date plum diospyros lyciodes red star apple. Mabolo, the fruit of this plant, is popular among the natives in taiwan, but its potential in economic use has not been fully explored. Fruits of diospyros species showed the presence of bioactive constituents of alkaloids 82%, flavonoids 68. However, diospyros blancoi seems to be the name in virtually universal use and so we are staying with that name for the present 2012. In indiana and ohio, the leaves and twigs of common persimmon are an important supplementary fall and winter food for whitetailed deer 29,34.
Asthma is a complex disease linked to various pathophysiological events, including proteinase activity. Diospyros discolor, mabolo very beautiful dark red to purple colored fruit with velvetlike skin. Page designed through the cooperative efforts of interagency itis teams. An integrated assessment of the vascular plant species of the americas, science. Richard howard, director of the arnold arboretum, harvard university, proposed the adoption of d. The two commercially important species are the common, or american, persimmon diospyros virginiana, native to north america, and the japanese, or kaki, persimmon d. Request pdf antimicrobial activities of diospyros blancoi and baccaurea ramiflora. Diospyros abyssinica also known as koforonto and baforonto is a species of trees in the ebenaceae family that grows in the southern part of africa, particularly in mali. Grown in cuba george pino et al jeor journal of essential oil research, vol 20, issue 6 2008 4. Diospyros a genus of trees or shrubs that have beautiful and valuable wood genus diospyros dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus genus of flowering. Specific epithet is the japanese name for diospyros kaki. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in. The diagnostic features of wood anatomical characters of the taxa concerned were evaluated by employing standard statistical methods such as principal component analysis, cluster analysis and discriminant analysis. Very beautiful dark red to purple colored fruit with velvetlike skin.
Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. Chief among the fruitproducing members are the persimmons. They are commonly known as ebony or persimmon trees. Pdf the complete plastome sequence of diospyros blancoi. Diospyros digyna black sapote diospyros ebenum ebony diospyros ferrea black ebony diospyros foliosa. The majority are native to the tropics, with only a few species extending into temperate regions. Diospyros mespiliformis, the jackalberry, is a large deciduous tree found mostly in the savannas of africa.
Mabolo definition of mabolo by the free dictionary. Analysis of aroma compounds and nutrient contents of mabolo. Diospyros synonyms, diospyros pronunciation, diospyros translation, english dictionary definition of diospyros. Diospyros lycioides in kew science plants of the world online. Dc ebenaceae, locally known as bilati gab, is a common fruit in bangladesh. A minor member of the family ebenaceae, more admired for its ornamental than its edible value, the mabolo has appeared in literature for many years under the illegitimate binomial diospyros discolor willd. Fruit is about the size of an apple, with mildly sweet flavored, somewhat mealy, flesh. It is used for turnery, plane stocks, veneer, golf club heads, and occasionally lowgrade lumber 8,36. The plant list includes 1,257 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus diospyros. Hai dimportancia comercial, tantu polos sos frutos comestibles d. Its traditional uses include wounds, diarrhea, dysentery, aphthous stomatitis, snakebites, heart problems, hypertension, spider. Molecules free fulltext molecular affinity of mabolo extracts to.
Diospyros blancoi attenuates asthmatic effects in a mouse. Diospyros is the largest genus of ebenaceae with more than 500 species, making it also one of the largest angiosperm genera. Diospyros discolor velvet apple, velvet persimmon or mabolo tree of bangladesh 02. The globular orange fruit of the common persimmon is about 4 cm 1. Diospyros blancoi attenuates asthmatic effects in a mouse model of airway inflammation. The plant parts of numerous species have been in use as remedies in various folk healing practices, which include therapy for hemorrhage, incontinence, insomnia, hiccough, diarrhea etc. An wikispecies in mayada impormasyon nga may pagkahisumpay ha.
Fuyu is by reputation the most popular nonastringent variety in japan. An wikimedia commons mayda media nga nahahanungod han. Species suited to tropical or subtropical climates 2high diospyros blancoi a. Some members of the genus are valuable for their timber or edible fruit or as ornamental plants. Molecular phylogenetics of new caledonian diospyros ebenaceae. Diospyros quaesita, diospyros blancoi, diospyros kaki, diospyros decandra, diospyros virginiana selected species. Jackals are fond of the fruits, hence the common names. Individual species valued for their hard, heavy, dark timber, are commonly known as ebony trees, while others are valued for their fruit and known as persimmon. Hosted by the usgs core science analytics and synthesis. Diospyros definition of diospyros by the free dictionary. There are scientific names of different origins referring to this evergreen plant, with the three most commonly used being diospyros discolor willd. The wood of common persimmon is hard, smooth, and even textured.
The fruit of this plant is commonly known as mabolo and wood is known as kamagong1. Diospyros blancoi, the subject of this study, is an ebenaceae plant that can grow up to 20 m high or more. Diospyros discolor commonly known as velvet apple, velvet persimmon, kamagong, or mabolo tree is a tree of the genus diospyros of ebony trees and persimmons. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region. It is indigenous to the philippines, where kamagong usually refers to. Updated for itis by the flora of north america expertise network, in connection with an update for usda plants 20072010 reference for. Strategy, methods, plus manual in the interest of getting the greatest result and also. Diospyros, an underutilized, multipurpose plant genus. This plant is native to philippine but also grows in southeast asia. Diospyros medical definition merriamwebster medical. Common names camagon in spanish mabolatree in english mabolo in swedish mabolo in language. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names. Mabolo or velvet apple diospyros blancoi is a rare fruit native to the. A kind of persimmon tree from the philippine islands, now.
Request pdf diospyros, an underutilized, multipurpose plant genus. This tree is noted not only for its edible fruits but also for its excellent ornamental features. Taxonomic revision of ebenaceae in egypt current research web. Diospyros blancoi, the subject of this study, is an ebenaceae. Diospyros blancoi and baccuarea ramiflora are two common plants grown. Mabolo synonyms, mabolo pronunciation, mabolo translation, english dictionary definition of mabolo.
The oblongacute leaves are 4 to 10 inches long 10 to 25 cm, shiny green on the upper surface, and orange pubescent underneath. These are primarily included because names of species rank are. Cultivars of this tree produce the persimmons sold. It can also be found in angola, guinea, eritrea, and ethiopia 22. Three wild fruit species, diospyros blancoi, landolphia kirkii and sclerocarya birrea from limpopo province were selected for evaluation of fatty. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. Mabolo diospyros blancoi is an evergreen forest tree that belongs to the. Diospyros, genus of some 500 species of trees and shrubs of the ebony family ebenaceae, either deciduous or evergreen, most of which are native to the tropics. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about velvet apple, mabolo diospyros blancoi supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves garden. Phytochemical constituents such as terpenoids, ursanes, lupanes, polyphenols, tannins. The plant list includes a further 218 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus diospyros. Individual species valued for their hard, heavy, dark timber, are commonly known as ebony trees, while others are valued for their fruit and known as persimmon trees. It produces medium to large fruit that persists on the tree after leaf drop and often into winter.
Most are native to the tropics, with only a few species extending into temperate regions. Diospyros lycioides in world checklist of selected plant families. Fatty acid composition of dried fruits of sclerocarya birrea. The genus diospyros from family ebenaceae has versatile uses including edible fruits, valuable timber, and ornamental uses.
Fruits may be harvested when the skins reach deep orange. Dc ebenaceae locally known as bilati gab, is a popular fruit in bangladesh. Seedlings india diospyros blancoi, temburini live plant. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Diospyros simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Diospyros blancoi in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Diospyros kaki, commonly called kaki, japanese persimmon or oriental persimmon, is a deciduous tree with a rounded spreading crown that typically grows to 2030 tall. Of the 39 different volatile compounds isolated, its intact fruit and peel were found to both contain 24 compounds, whereas the pulp contained 28 compounds. Gurke vernacular names edit wikidata diospyros blancoi.
Taxonomy, ebenaceae, diospyros, euclea, morphology, egypt. A comparative wood anatomical study of 28 diospyros l. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Velvet apple, mabolo diospyros blancoi, diospyros discolor. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. A kind of persimmon tree from the philippine islands, now introduced into the east and west indies. Ebenaceae of north america update, database version 2011 acquired. This name is a synonym of diospyros discolor willd the record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as a synonym record 383724 with original publication details.
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