Diospyros virginiana--MA. Arnold Arbor. 30 Jun 03. 053.jpg
Native to Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia; introduced into Belarus, Bermuda, California, Palestine, Transcaucasus (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
United States, Massachusetts, Suffolk County (Jamaica Plain)
42.307464, -71.120796
Location Remarks
125 Arbor Way, Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Massachusetts
42.057222, -73.350833
Location Remarks
125 Arbor Way, Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, North Carolina, Durham
35.978889, -70.016389
Location Remarks
Duke Forest, access through Gate 26. New Hope drainage
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ebenaceae
Genus
Diospyros
Specific Epithet
virginiana
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#165,646 of 335,497
Top 50%
Extinction probability
6%
