Taxon: Diospyros lotus L.

Summary

Genus:

Diospyros

Family:

Ebenaceae

Nomen number:

14296

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:1057. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

06/06/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

100 (14 active, 9 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

CITES Appendix II – Vulnerable to Extinction

Reference(s)

Afonin, A. N., S. L. Greene, N. I. Dzyubenko, & A. N. Frolov, eds. Interactive agricultural ecological atlas of Russia and neighboring countries. Economic plants and their diseases, pests and weeds (on-line resource).
Akagi, T. et al. 2014. A Y-chromosome-encoded small RNA acts as a sex determinant in persimmons. Science 346:646-650.
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Choi, Y. A. et al. 2003. Genomic in situ hybridization between persimmon (Diospyros kaki and several wild species of Diospyros. J. Jap. Soc. Hort. Sci. 72:385-388.
Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Duangjai, S. et al. 2009. A multi-locus phylogenetic analysis of the pantropical genus Diospyros (Ebenaceae), with an emphasis on the radiation and biogeographic origins of the New Caledonian endemic species. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 52:602-620.
Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
Luo, Z. & R. Wang. 2008. Persimmon in China: Domestication and traditional utilizations of genetic resources. Advances Hort. Sci. 22:239-243.
Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:96.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Pemberton, R. W. & N. S. Lee. 1996. Wild food plants in South Korea; market presence, new crops, and exports to the United States. Econ. Bot. 50:60.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	date-plum	1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English	lotus persimmon	1	Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
English	lotustree	1	1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
French	faux lotier	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French	guyac de Tadone	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French	plaqueminier lotier	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	Lotuspflaumenbaum	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Japanese Rōmaji	mame-gaki	2	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Japanese Rōmaji	shinano-gaki	2	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Portuguese	guiaca	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese	guiacana	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	caqui	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	guayacán africano	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish	dadelplommon	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	jun qian zi	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Transcribed Korean	goyomnamu	2	Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Anhui Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Gansu Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hebei Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Henan Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangsu Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangxi Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Liaoning Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shaanxi Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shandong Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shanxi Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xizang Zizhiqu		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Tajikistan			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Turkmenistan			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Uzbekistan			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran		n.	Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey		e.	Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal			Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan		n.	Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
2	Cultivated					also cult. in temperate regions

Native
Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Iran (n.), Turkey (e.)
CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
MIDDLE ASIA: Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Guizhou Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xizang Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA: Korea

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Nepal, Pakistan (n.)

Cultivated (also cult. in temperate regions)

Reference(s)

Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Human food	beverage base	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Human food	fruit	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Materials	gum/resin	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Materials	wood	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Medicines	folklore	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=14296. Accessed 15 April 2026.