Ebenaceae FAMILY

Diospyros morrisiana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Diospyros morrisiana is a deciduous shrub or a tree that can grow from 3 - 20 metres tall. The bole can be up to 30cm in diameter[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for mainly local use as a medicine, and a source of gum and wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, southern Japan, Taiwan.

HabitatForest slopes, ravines, along streams; at elevations from 100 - 1,000 metres, occasionally to 1,400 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].