Diospyros major, or the Fiji persimmon, is a tree in the family Ebenaceae that is native to Fiji, Tonga, Uvea, and Futuna.[1] It is called 'mapa in the Tongan language.
Diospyros major | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ebenaceae |
Genus: | Diospyros |
Species: | D. major
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Binomial name | |
Diospyros major (G.Forst.) Bakh.
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References
edit- ^ Blench, Roger. "Fruits and arboriculture in the Indo-Pacific region" (PDF). Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association (24): 31–50.