Taxon: Diospyros kaki Thunb.

Summary

Genus:

Diospyros

Family:

Ebenaceae

Nomen number:

14293

Place of publication:

Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 3:199, 208. 1780

Protologue link:

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54597927

Verified:

05/14/2024 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

959 (127 active, 62 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Diospyros kaki Thunb. var. kaki (0 active accession[s])
Diospyros kaki Thunb. var. sylvestris Makino (2 active accession[s])

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

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Diospyros chinensis Blume, nom. nud.

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Conservation Status

CITES Appendix II – Vulnerable to Extinction

Reference(s)

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. 2002. Multi-color genomic in situ hybridization identifies parental chromosome in somatic hybrids of Diospyros kaki and D. glandulosa. HortScience 37:184-186.
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. Note: cultivated Diospyros kaki could be hexaploid (2n=90) or nonaploid (2x=135)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
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.
Jayaraman, U. 1996. Economic importance of the genus Diospyros L. (Ebenaceae) in India. Indian Forester 122:1040.
Jing, Z. et al. 2013. Genetic diversity and relationships between and within persimmon (Diospyros L.) wild species and cultivated varieties by SRAP markers. Pl. Syst. Evol. 299:1485-1492.
Kress, W. J. et al. 2003. A checklist of the trees, shrubs, herbs, and climbers of Myanmar. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 45
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Luo, Z. & R. Wang. 2008. Persimmon in China: Domestication and traditional utilizations of genetic resources. Advances Hort. Sci. 22:239-243.
Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Meyer, F. G. et al. 1994. A catalog of cultivated woody plants of the southeastern United States
Meyer, F. G. et al. 1994. A catalog of cultivated woody plants of the southeastern United States 65.
Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:96.
Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:154.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Yonemori, K. et al. 2008. Phylogeny and cultivar development of Diospyros kaki: a survey based on molecular analyses. Advances Hort. Sci. 22:261-268.
Yonemori, K. et al. 2008. Sequence analyses of the ITS regions and the matK gene for determining phylogenetic relationships pf Diospyros kaki (persimmon) with other wild Diospyros (Ebenaceae) species. Tree Genet. Genomes 4:149-158.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	Chinese persimmon	1	Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:154.
English	Japanese persimmon	1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	kaki	1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	kaki persimmon	1	Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
English	Oriental persimmon	1	Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:154.
French	rague mine	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	Kakibaum	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	Kakipflaume	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Malay	pisang kaki	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	caqui	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	kaki del Japón	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	placa minera	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish	kaki	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	shi	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Transcribed Korean	gamnamu	2	Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:96.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Anhui Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Fujian Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Gansu Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hainan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Henan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangsu Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangxi Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shandong Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shanxi Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar			Kress, W. J. et al. 2003. A checklist of the trees, shrubs, herbs, and climbers of Myanmar. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 45
2	Cultivated					lesser cult. elsewhere
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	China	China			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan			Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Israel			Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:154.
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand			Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:154.
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia			Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:154.
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Malaysia			Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:154.
2	Cultivated	Europe		Europe			Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:154.
2	Cultivated	Northern America		United States			Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:154.
2	Cultivated	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil			Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:154.
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan			Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hainan Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan

Asia-Tropical

INDO-CHINA: Myanmar

Cultivated

REGION:

Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Israel
CHINA: China
EASTERN ASIA: Japan

Asia-Tropical

INDO-CHINA: Thailand
MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia

Europe

REGION: Europe

Northern America

REGION: United States

Southern America

BRAZIL: Brazil

Naturalized
Asia-Temperate

EASTERN ASIA: Japan

Reference(s)

Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Kress, W. J. et al. 2003. A checklist of the trees, shrubs, herbs, and climbers of Myanmar. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 45
Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:154.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	Luo, Z. & R. Wang. 2008. Persimmon in China: Domestication and traditional utilizations of genetic resources. Advances Hort. Sci. 22:239-243.
Human food	fruit	Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Human food	sugar	Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Materials	wood	Jayaraman, U. 1996. Economic importance of the genus Diospyros L. (Ebenaceae) in India. Indian Forester 122:1040.
Medicines	folklore	Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:154.

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=14293. Accessed 15 April 2026.