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Diospyros kaki

Diospyros kaki, the Oriental persimmon, Chinese persimmon, Japanese persimmon, kaki persimmon, or Fuyu persimmon, is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Diospyros. Although its first botanical description was not published until 1780, D. kaki cultivation in China dates back more than 2000 years.

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Diospyros kaki
Genus: Diospyros
Kingdom: Plantae