name: Common Persimmon

flavor_db_name_variants: common persimmon

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Common persimmon

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name_scientific: Diospyros virginiana

description: Diospyros virginiana is a persimmon species commonly called the American Persimmon, Common Persimmon, Eastern Persimmon, "'Simmon", "Possumwood", or "Sugar-plum". It ranges from southern Connecticut/Long Island to Florida, and west to Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Kansas. The tree grows wild but has been cultivated for its fruit and wood since prehistoric times by Native Americans. The fruit is round or oval and usually orange-yellow and sometimes bluish and from 2 through 6 cm (0.79 through 2.4 in) in diameter. In the U.S. South and Midwest, the fruits are referred to as simply Persimmons or "'Simmons", and are popular in desserts and cuisine.

itis_id: 23855

wikipedia_id: Common_Persimmon

picture_file_name: 437.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 48303

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:42:59.000Z

legacy_id: 464

food_group: Fruits

food_subgroup: Tropical fruits

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:41.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:05:24.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 13493

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00429