Diospyros laurina

Diospyros laurina
Foliage and fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ebenaceae
Genus: Diospyros
Species:
D. laurina
Binomial name
Diospyros laurina
(R.Br.) Jessup[2][3]
Synonyms[3]
7 synonyms
  • Diospyros ferrea f. laurina (R.Br.) Bakh.
  • Ebenus laurina (R.Br.) Kuntze
  • Maba laurina R.Br.
  • Diospyros cupulosa (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
  • Diospyros sericocarpa (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
  • Maba cupulosa F.Muell.
  • Maba sericocarpa F.Muell.

Diospyros laurina, commonly known as brown ebony, is a species of plant in the persimmon family Ebenaceae native to New Guinea and the eastern tropical coast of Queensland, Australia. It is a shrub or small tree that grows in rainforest. It has the conservation status of Least Concern.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). (2021). "Diospyros laurina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T112573979A197892541. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T112573979A197892541.en. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Diospyros laurina". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Diospyros laurina (R.Br.) Jessup". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  4. ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Diospyros laurina". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  • Map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
  • Observations of this species on iNaturalist
  • Images of this species on Flickriver.com