Diospyros sonorae (syn. Diospyros sinaloensis), the Sonoran persimmon, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ebenaceae, native to Sinaloa and central Sonora, Mexico.[1][2] A desert-adapted small tree, its fruit is edible and is consumed locally.[2]
| Diospyros sonorae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ebenaceae |
| Genus: | Diospyros |
| Species: | D. sonorae |
| Binomial name | |
| Diospyros sonorae | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Diospyros sinaloensis S.F.Blake | |