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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ebenaceae
Genus: Diospyros
Species:
D. major
Binomial name
Diospyros major
(G.Forst.) Bakh.

References

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  1. ^ Blench, Roger. "Fruits and arboriculture in the Indo-Pacific region" (PDF). Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association (24): 31–50.