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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| image = DiospyrosKaki.jpg
| image_caption = persimmon tree（''Diospyros kaki'' L.f.）
| name = Ebenaceae
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Ericales]]
| familia = '''Ebenaceae'''
| familia_authority = [[Gürke]]
| subdivision_ranks = Genera
| subdivision =
''[[Diospyros]]''<br>
''[[Euclea]]''<br>
}}
The '''Ebenaceae''' are a family of [[flowering plant]]s, which includes [[ebony]] and [[persimmon]]. The family has approximately 500 [[species]] of trees and shrubs in two [[genus|genera]], ''[[Diospyros]]'' and ''[[Euclea]]''. The species are mostly evergreen and native to the tropics and subtropics, with a few deciduous species native to temperate regions. ''[[Diospyros]]'' contains 450-500 species and a pantropical distribution, with the greatest diversity of species in [[Indomalaya]]. ''[[Euclea]]'' contains 20 species, native to [[Africa]], the [[Comoro Islands]], and [[Arabia]]. A persistent [[calyx (botany)|calyx]] on the fruits is characteristic of the family.
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[[Category:Plant families]]
[[Category:Ebenaceae| ]]
[[Category:Ericales]]
| color = lightgreen
| image = DiospyrosKaki.jpg
| image_caption = persimmon tree（''Diospyros kaki'' L.f.）
| name = Ebenaceae
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Ericales]]
| familia = '''Ebenaceae'''
| familia_authority = [[Gürke]]
| subdivision_ranks = Genera
| subdivision =
''[[Diospyros]]''<br>
''[[Euclea]]''<br>
}}
The '''Ebenaceae''' are a family of [[flowering plant]]s, which includes [[ebony]] and [[persimmon]]. The family has approximately 500 [[species]] of trees and shrubs in two [[genus|genera]], ''[[Diospyros]]'' and ''[[Euclea]]''. The species are mostly evergreen and native to the tropics and subtropics, with a few deciduous species native to temperate regions. ''[[Diospyros]]'' contains 450-500 species and a pantropical distribution, with the greatest diversity of species in [[Indomalaya]]. ''[[Euclea]]'' contains 20 species, native to [[Africa]], the [[Comoro Islands]], and [[Arabia]]. A persistent [[calyx (botany)|calyx]] on the fruits is characteristic of the family.
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[[Category:Plant families]]
[[Category:Ebenaceae| ]]
[[Category:Ericales]]
