Diospyros mespiliformis

 

 

학명 : Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex A. DC.

분류 : 감나무과(Ebenaceae)

학명 풀이

Diospyros : 신들의 음식

mespiliformis : 서양모과 모습의

영명 : Jackalberry

원산지 : 아프리카

 

 

사진 : 2025.05.11 푸른수목원

 

 

 

 

 

 

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

 

Diospyros mespiliformis, the jackalberry (also known as African ebony and by its Afrikaans name jakkalsbessie), is a large dioecious evergreen[2] tree found mostly in the savannas of Africa. Jackals are fond of the fruit, hence the common names. It is a member of the family Ebenaceae, and is related to the true ebony (D. ebenum) and edible persimmon (D. kaki).

 

Description

Mature trees have dark gray fissured bark. An adult tree reaches an average of 4 to 6 metres in height, though occasionally trees reach 25 metres. The foliage is dense and dark green with elliptical leaves, which are often eaten by grazing animals such as elephants and buffalo. The tree flowers in the rainy season; the flowers are imperfect, with genders on separate trees, and are cream-colored. The female tree bears fruit in the dry season and these are eaten by many wild animals; they are oval-shaped, yellow or purple when ripe[3] and about 20–30 mm in diameter. The fruit remain embedded in the persistent calyx lobes.[3] Like the marula, the tree is favoured by the Bantu, who will leave them growing in their cultivated lands in order to harvest the fruit.

 

Range and habitat

Diospyros mespiliformis ranges widely through Subsaharan Africa as well as Yemen.[4]

 

Jackalberry trees often grow in riparian forests and on termite mounds, preferring deep alluvial soils, but are not uncommon on sandy soils in savanna. It grows in mutualism with termites, which aerate the soil around its roots but do not eat the living wood; in turn, the tree provides protection for the termites. The jackalberry is the largest member of its genus in the southern subtropics, and is northwards present to the Sahara. It occurs in high densities from subtropical to tropical regions.

 

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