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Diospyros digna
Photo take in the jungle. More common know as the chicle tree. This rather slow growing, medium size handsome tree has deciduous, shiny, dark green leaves. The flowers, borne in the leaf axils, are tubular, white, with persistent green calyx
The plant is subtropical, It originates from Mexico and lowlands of Central America. The plant was carried by the Spaniards to the Philippines before 1692, and eventually reached Malacca, Mauritius, Hawaii, Brazil, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic
Spotted on Jan 18, 2012
Submitted on Jan 18, 2012
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