What is Ebenaceae?
{{Taxobox |name = Ebenaceae |image = DiospyrosKaki.jpg |image_caption = [[Kaki persimmon]] (''Diospyros kaki'') |regnum = [[Plantae]] |unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]] |unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]] |unranked_ordo = [[Asterids]] |ordo = [[Ericales]] |familia = '''Ebenaceae''' |familia_authority = [[Gürke]] |subdivision_ranks = Genera |subdivision = *''[[Diospyros]]'' *''[[Euclea]]'' }} The '''Ebenaceae''' are a [[family (biology)|family]] of [[flowering plant]]s, which includes [[Ebony (tree)|ebony]] and [[persimmon]]. The family has approximately 500 [[species]] of [[trees]] and [[shrub]]s in two 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 [[Indonesia]] and [[Malaysia]]. Euclea contains 20 species, native to [[Africa]], the [[Comoros|Comoro Islands]], and [[Arabia]]. A persistent calyx on the fruits is characteristic of the family. {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Ebenaceae| ]]