Diospyros maritima

Medium size tree producing 2-3" size red-orange colored fruit with edible pulp. The plant seems to tolerate brief frosts and grows well in wet conditions or near water. Tolerates alkaline soil. Flowering intermittently year-round; fruiting year-round. A common tree of coastal forests throughout the tropical western Pacific, it is climatically well suited to seasonally dry southern Florida, with its salt-laden air. Although uncommon at present, it has the potential to become an established strand species.

Similar plants:

• Diospyros blancoi, Diospyros discolor (Velvet Apple, Mabolo)
• Diospyros cauliflora (?) (Diospyros)
• Diospyros decandra (Gold Apple)
• Diospyros kaki (Kaki, Japanese Persimmon, Oriental Persimmon, Sharon Fruit)
• Diospyros lotus (Qua thi, Date Plum)
• Diospyros nigra, Diospyros digyna, Diospyros obtusifolia (Black Sapote, Chocolate Pudding Fruit, Black/Chocolate Persimmon)
• Diospyros sp. (Persimmon)
• Diospyros virginiana (Persimmon)