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Ebenaceae
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The Ebenaceae are a family of flowering plants belonging to order Ericales. The family includes ebony and persimmon among about 768 species of trees and shrubs. It is distributed across the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world. It is most diverse in the rainforests of Malesia, India, Thailand, tropical Africa and tropical America.
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Ebenaceae is a family within the plant kingdom, specifically classified under the phylum Tracheophyta, class Magnoliopsida, and order Ericales. The taxon is recognized at the family rank in botanical classifications.
Records of this family have been documented across several countries, including Mexico, Brasil, the United States, Peru, and Venezuela. Specimens are held by institutions such as UACH, IGL-UNAM, IBUNAM, UNEMAT, and UCMP. The family has 314,885 occurrence records, 601 specific records, and 421 media files associated with it. Additionally, 902 publications reference the family, and it is cited by 669 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
Ebenaceae
FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderEricales
- FamilyEbenaceae
柿树科仅有两属约500种，中国只有一属约40种，都是乔木或灌木，大部分生长在全世界的热带和亚热带地区，柿属有几种也生长在温带地区，假乌木属只有20种，都生长在非洲和阿拉伯地区。 本科植物的木材多为黑色或褐色，单叶互生，无托叶；花单性，雌雄异株，花瓣下部连接成钟状或壶状，3-7裂，雄蕊常生于花冠筒的基部；果实为浆果。其中柿子是重要的水果或干果，乌木是名贵的木材，此外有的品种可供药用或提取染料，柿漆是传统涂布渔网和雨伞的涂料。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 601
- With media
- 421
- Family
- Ebenaceae
- Collections
- UACH, IGL-UNAM, IBUNAM, UNEMAT, UCMP, UEFS
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Brasil, United States, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia
Research
902 papers- Traditional Uses, Pharmacological Activities, and Phytochemical Analysis of Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex. A. DC (Ebenaceae): A Review.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Ramadwa TE, Meddows-Taylor SDOI: 10.3390/molecules28237759
- Bio-guided isolation of anti-leishmanial natural products from Diospyros gracilescens L. (Ebenaceae).BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2021Njanpa CAN, Wouamba SCN, Yamthe LRT et al.DOI: 10.1186/s12906-021-03279-1
- A new acylated flavone glycoside, in vitro antioxidant and antimicrobial activities from Saudi Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex A. DC (Ebenaceae) leaves.Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. C, Journal of biosciences · 2022Hawas UW, El-Ansari MA, El-Hagrassi AMDOI: 10.1515/znc-2021-0291
- Norbergenin derivatives from Diospyros crassiflora (Ebenaceae).Natural product communications · 2013Akak CM, Nkengfack AE, Tu PF
- Carotenoids from persimmon juice processing.Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.) · 2021Gea-Botella S, Agulló L, Martí N et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109882
- Antioxidant and 15-lipoxygenase inhibitory activities of the Malian medicinal plants Diospyros abyssinica (Hiern) F. White (Ebenaceae), Lannea velutina A. Rich (Anacardiaceae) and Crossopteryx febrifuga (Afzel) Benth. (Rubiaceae).Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2006Maiga A, Malterud KE, Diallo D et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.08.063
- Ulceration caused by a persimmon bezoar.British journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005) · 2023Chuah YY, Lee YY, Hsu PIDOI: 10.12968/hmed.2023.0163
- Antimalarial activity of extract and norbergenin derivatives from the stem bark of Diospyros sanza-minika A. Chevalier (Ebenaceae).Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2010Tangmouo JG, Ho R, Matheeussen A et al.DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3192
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
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The Ebenaceae are a family of flowering plants belonging to order Ericales. The family includes ebony and persimmon among about 768 species of trees and shrubs. It is distributed across the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world. It is most diverse in the rainforests of Malesia, India, Thailand, tropical Africa and tropical America.
thumb|Diospyros chloroxylon thumb|right|Diospyros kakithumb|right|Royena graeca, [[fossil flower]]thumb|right|Diospyros virginiana Many species are valued for their wood, particularly ebony, for fruit, and as ornamental plants.
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