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Diospyros chamaethamnus

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Species of fruit and plant

Diospyros chamaethamnus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ebenaceae
Genus: Diospyros
Species: D. chamaethamnus
Binomial name
Diospyros chamaethamnus
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Diospyros chamaethamnus - MHNT

Diospyros chamaethamnus, called sand apple in English, is a plant which can be found in Namibia. It is a relative of persimmons and ebony and like these provides useful wood and edible fruit. It may also have medical properties and some other uses in managing malaria.

References

  1. du Preez-Bruwer, Iwanette; Mumbengegwi, Davis R.; Louw, Stefan (2022-09-01). "In vitro antimalarial properties and chemical composition of Diospyros chamaethamnus extracts". South African Journal of Botany. 149: 290–296. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2022.06.006. ISSN 0254-6299. S2CID 249836876.
Taxon identifiers
Diospyros chamaethamnus


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