Common (vernacular) names applied to California vascular plants
compiled by Elizabeth Painter
up to date as of May 1, 2016
Common names (also referred to as vernacular names) are applied differently at different times and places by different users. This list is compiled from many sources and is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. It is not intended to indicate which common name is correct or preferred. Please send comments about this page to Elizabeth Painter (beth.painter.48@gmail.com).
| Taxon | Diospyros virginiana |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Ebenaceae |
| Family common name(s) | ebony |
| Genus common name(s) | diospyros; persimmon; persimon; persimone; parsimmon; persimena; parsemena; phishimon; pitchumon; pishamin; pissmien; pissmienplum; possimon; putchimon; putchamin; date-plum; date plum |
| Species common name(s) | common persimmon; common persimon; eastern persimmon; American persimmon; American persimon; American date-plum; American date plum; North American ebony; North American white ebony; native American persimmon; Native American persimmon; Virginia persimmon; Virginia persimon; Virginian persimmon; Virginian persimmon tree; Virginia plumme; possum persimmon; possum persimmon-tree; possumwood persimmon; bara-bara; bara bara |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | white ebony is applied to multiple Diospyros taxa; possum wood, possum-wood, possumwood, plum, sugar plum, butterwood, butter wood are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: Indian persimmon |
| Notes | Virginia, Virginian, American, North American are proper names, so upper case preferable |
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