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Diospyros texana

black persimmon, chapote, Texas persimmon
Habit Shrubs or trees, to 15 m. Bark light reddish gray, smooth and flaking.
Leaves

tardily deciduous;

petiole 0.1–0.5 cm;

blade dark green and glossy adaxially, obovate, 2–5 × 1–3 cm, thick, apex rounded to emarginate, abaxial surface tomentose, without basilaminar glands.
Inflorescences

solitary flowers or 2–3-flowered cymes, borne on twigs of previous season.
Flowers

0.8–1.6 cm;

sepals 5;

petals 5;

stamens usually 16;

anthers dehiscent by subapical slits; pistillate flowers without staminodes;

styles usually 4, connate for most of their lengths;

ovary pubescent.
Berries

black, not glaucous, subglobose, 1.5–2.5 cm diam., pubescent.
Seeds

light red, trianguloid, ca. 0.8 cm.
2n

= 30.

Diospyros texana
Phenology Flowering Feb–Mar; fruiting Aug.
Habitat Open woodlands of bottomlands, prairie margins, rocky hillsides
Elevation 0-1800 m (0-5900 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
TX; Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas)
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Discussion

Brayodendron, based on Diospyros texana and segregated because of its apically dehiscent anthers, lack of staminodes, and coherent styles, can hardly stand up within a worldwide view of the Ebenaceae. As well as being eaten by people and wildlife, the fruits also are used in dying. The heartwood turns dark sooner than in D. virginiana; the small size of the stems limits its use.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 8, p. 249.
Parent taxa Ebenaceae > Diospyros
Sibling taxa
D. ebenum, D. maritima, D. virginiana
Synonyms Brayodendron texanum
Name authority Scheele: Linnaea 22: 145. 1849 ,
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