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Diospyros texana Scheele

Texas persimmon, Mexican persimmon, Black persimmon, Chapote, Chapote prieto
Ebenaceae (Ebony Family)

USDA Symbol: DITE3
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

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Specimen & Label Data

Diospyros texana

Texas Persimmon

Ebenaceae

Location: 14511 Star Cross Trail, Helotes.
 Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: West facing hill, near top; soil rocky and stoney, but well laced with humus. Full sun.

Description: Small tree with naked bark; twigs grayish. Leaves spatulate, entire, four arising from bud. Flowers urn-shaped, 5 mm, greenish-white.

County: Bexar
 Collector: Mike Fox
 Collection Date: Mar 30, 1994
 Specimen number: 66

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
 Herbarium ID: 0703
 Accession Date: Apr 24, 1994
 Accession Number: 51

Annotations: DPXXB

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