Diospyros discolor (Paranas)

Additional Info
- Genus:Diospyros
- Species:discolor
- Field Collection Number:084
- Common Name:Kamagong/Bagonito
- Dialect:WarayBisaya
- Collector:Ren Divien Obeña
- Date Collected:Tuesday, 15 October 2019
- Island or Province:ParanasSamar
- Locality:Brgy. Tenani
- Habitat:Forest over limestone
- Plot:1
- Altitude (masl):368 385
- Coordinates:11.807654; 125.162492
- Topography:Karst landscape
- Habit:Tree
- Height of plant:2.5m
- DBH (cm):1.59 m
- Flower:undefined
- Fruit:Fruits are fleshy, globose, and up to 10 cm in diameter, with a reddish brown velvet skin densely covered with short brown hairs and creamy white to yellow flesh that is sweet and aromatic. The fruits are said to emit a strong odor that resembles cheese.
- Threats to plant/habitat:undefined
- Economic Uses:undefined
- Herbarium Accession Number:7119
- Family:Ebenaceae
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