Diospyros: Quick Facts

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Clusters of ripe orange Japanese persimmon fruit (Diospyros kaki) hanging from branches with broad green leaves.

American persimmon

high-quality ebony wood

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Bombay ebony Macassar ebony tree Japanese persimmon calamander tree American persimmon Coromandel ebony Diospyros dendo black sapote Persimmon Ebenaceae

Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous