Diospyros diepenhorstii (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Diospyros diepenhorstii Miq.

Family: Ebenaceae

Synonyms

• Diospyros copelandi Merr.,
• Diospyros pyrifera Ridley,
• Diospyros juppii Merr.

Vernacular names

• Indonesia: jambu dipo, belimbing utan (Sumatra)
• Malaysia: arang, buey (Peninsular)
• Philippines: balarowin (Mindoro).

Distribution

Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, the Philippines.

Uses

The fruits are edible but acid.

Observations

• Dioecious tree, 5-25 m tall.
• Leaves oblong to subelliptical, 10-40 cm × 3-12 cm, calyx and corolla 4-7-lobed.
• Fruit an obovoid to pyriform berry, 6-10 cm × 5-6 cm with 8-16 seeds.

Flowering and fruiting possible year-round but mainly from April to December.

Selected sources

• Bakhuizen van den Brink, R.C., 1936-1941. Contributions à l'étude de la flore des Indes Néerlandaises 33. Revisio Ebenacearum Malayensium. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique, Buitenzorg, Série 3. Vol. 15.

Authors

P.C.M. Jansen, J. Jukema, L.P.A. Oyen, T.G. van Lingen