Diospyros blancoi
naturalizedEbenaceae

Diospyros blancoi

Butter Fruit

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Diospyros discolor (commonly known as velvet apple, velvet persimmon or mabolo tree) is a tree of the genus Diospyros of ebony trees and persimmons. Its edible fruit has a skin covered in a fine, velvety fur which is usually reddish-brown, and soft, creamy, pink flesh, with a taste and aroma comparable to fruit cream cheese. It is native to the Philippines, where kamagong usually refers to the entire tree, and mabolo or tálang is applied to...

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Seasonality

Only 23 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.

Gallery · 6 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 13 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 57 · GBIF 42 records
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 34 · GBIF 25
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 12 · GBIF 7
Keʻanae · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 4
Wailuku · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Pōhakuao · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kapaʻa · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1