Thursday, January 1, 2009

Diospyros tutcheri

Genus Diospyros Dunn (Ebenaceae)
One of the three genera in the family Ebenaceae which is comprised of about 500 species over the world. It is mainly distributed in the tropical region while some extending to the temperate region. There are about 60 species in China where 6 can be found in Hong Kong.

Diospyros tutcheri is widespread in Hong Kong which can be found on Sunset Peak, Tai Mo Shan, Pat Sin Leng and Tai Tam etc. However, it is still one of the rare Diospyros species in Hong Kong while another one, D. tsangii, is even rarer.

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