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Diospyros
persimmons
As recorded: Diospyros L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae
- Collected by
- Kostermans, A.J.G.H.
- Collector number
- 28226a
- Date
- March 27, 1980
- Locality
- Bot. Garden Peradeniya.
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Elevation
- 45 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 27, 1980, Kostermans, A.J.G.H. also collected 1 other specimen.
Diospyros observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 68,411 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Nashville
(c) kristennoble, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
São Roque De Minas, MG, BR
(c) seiga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Tsitsikamma, Cacadu, Eastern Cape, South Africa
(c) Norbert Hahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
947台灣屏東縣滿州鄉永靖村
(c) greenshank, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Gainesville, FL 32609, USA
(c) jmanuelcajiga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
La Paz, MX-BS, MX
(c) jrebman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Diospyros. BISH 442654. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956547420. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/442654.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956547420 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
