Diospyros nigra

Diospyros nigra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ebenaceae
Genus: Diospyros
Species:
D. nigra
Binomial name
Diospyros nigra
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Diospyros digyna Jacq. (1798)
  • Diospyros edulis Lodd. ex Sweet (1826)
  • Diospyros obtusifolia Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. (1806)
  • Diospyros obtusifolia Kunth (1819)
  • Diospyros pauciflora C.B.Rob. (1819)
  • Diospyros sapota Roxb. (1814) nom illeg.
  • Diospyros sapotanigera DC. (1804)
  • Diospyros tliltzapotl Sessé & Moc. (1890)
  • Sapota nigra J.F.Gmel. (1791)

Diospyros nigra, the black sapote, is a species of persimmon. Common names include chocolate pudding fruit, black soapapple and (in Spanish) zapote prieto. The tropical fruit tree is native to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia.[1] The common name sapote refers to any soft, edible fruit. Black sapote is not related to white sapote nor mamey sapote. The genus Diospyros has numerous other fruit bearing tree species in addition to the persimmons and black sapote.

  1. ^ a b Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Diospyros nigra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T173620A146792255. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T173620A146792255.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Diospyros nigra (J.F.Gmel.) Perrier". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2023.