Diospyros laurina

Diospyros laurina
Foliage and fruit
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ebenaceae
Genus:	Diospyros
Species:	D. laurina
Binomial name
Diospyros laurina (R.Br.) Jessup [2] [3]
Synonyms [3]
7 synonyms Diospyros ferrea f. laurina(R.Br.) Bakh. Ebenus laurina(R.Br.) Kuntze Maba laurinaR.Br. Diospyros cupulosa(F.Muell.) F.Muell. Diospyros sericocarpa(F.Muell.) F.Muell. Maba cupulosaF.Muell. Maba sericocarpaF.Muell.

Diospyros laurina, commonly known as brown ebony, is a species of plant in the persimmon family Ebenaceae native to New Guinea and the eastern tropical coast of Queensland, Australia. It is a shrub or small tree that grows in rainforest. It has the conservation status of Least Concern. ^{[1] [4]}

References

1. IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). (2021). "Diospyros laurina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T112573979A197892541. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T112573979A197892541.en . Retrieved 5 October 2025.
2. "Diospyros laurina". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government . Retrieved 5 October 2025.
3. "Diospyros laurina (R.Br.) Jessup". Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
4. F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Diospyros laurina". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government . Retrieved 5 October 2025.

External links

• Map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
• Observations of this species on iNaturalist
• Images of this species on Flickriver.com