Diospyros blancoi

Velvet apple
	A velvet apple
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ebenaceae
Genus:	Diospyros
Species:	D. blancoi
Binomial name
	Diospyros blancoi; A.DC.
Synonyms
	Cavanillea mabolo Poir.; Cavanillea philippensis Desr.; Diospyros discolor Willd.; Diospyros durionoides Bakh.; Diospyros mabolo (Poir.) Roxb. ex Lindl.; Diospyros mabolo Roxb. ex J.V.Thomps.; Diospyros malacapai A.DC.; Diospyros merrillii Elmer; Diospyros philippensis (Desr.) Gürke; Diospyros utilis Hemsl.; Embryopteris discolor (Willd.) G.Don; Mabola edulis Raf.;

Diospyros blancoi, (synonym Diospyros discolor), commonly known as velvet apple, velvet persimmon, kamagong, or mabolo tree,^[1] is a tree of the genus Diospyros of ebony trees and persimmons. It produces edible fruit with a fine, velvety, reddish-brown fur-like covering. The fruit has a soft, creamy, pink flesh, with a taste and aroma comparable to peaches.^[2]

It is widely distributed and native to the Philippines, but it is also native to eastern and southern Taiwan.^[3]^[1]^[4] It has also been introduced to other parts of Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, South Asia, the Caribbean, Florida, and other tropical regions.^[5]

^ ^a ^b "Diospyros blancoi". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 20 Nov 2016.
^ Hargreaves, Dorothy; Hargreaves, Bob (1970). Tropical Trees of the Pacific. Kailua, Hawaii: Hargreaves. p. 29.
^ Boning, Charles R. (2006). Florida's Best Fruiting Plants: Native and Exotic Trees, Shrubs, and Vines. Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, Inc. p. 135. ISBN 1561643726.
^ Hung, Sheng-Feng; Roan, Su-Feng; Chang, Tsu-Liang; King, Hen-Biau; Chen, Iou-Zen (January 2016). "Analysis of aroma compounds and nutrient contents of mabolo (Diospyros blancoi A. DC.), an ethnobotanical fruit of Austronesian Taiwan". Journal of Food and Drug Analysis. 24 (1): 83–89. doi:10.1016/j.jfda.2015.08.004. PMC 9345435. PMID 28911412.
^ Morton, Julia F. (1987). Fruits of Warm Climates. Creative Resources Systems. ISBN 9780961018412.

[GRIN-1] "Diospyros blancoi". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 20 Nov 2016.

[2] Hargreaves, Dorothy; Hargreaves, Bob (1970). Tropical Trees of the Pacific. Kailua, Hawaii: Hargreaves. p. 29.

[3] Boning, Charles R. (2006). Florida's Best Fruiting Plants: Native and Exotic Trees, Shrubs, and Vines. Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, Inc. p. 135. ISBN 1561643726.

[Hung-4] Hung, Sheng-Feng; Roan, Su-Feng; Chang, Tsu-Liang; King, Hen-Biau; Chen, Iou-Zen (January 2016). "Analysis of aroma compounds and nutrient contents of mabolo (Diospyros blancoi A. DC.), an ethnobotanical fruit of Austronesian Taiwan". Journal of Food and Drug Analysis. 24 (1): 83–89. doi:10.1016/j.jfda.2015.08.004. PMC 9345435. PMID 28911412.

[Morton-5] Morton, Julia F. (1987). Fruits of Warm Climates. Creative Resources Systems. ISBN 9780961018412.

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