Outer bark dark gray, smooth when young, finely ridged when mature; inner bark creamish

Leaves simple, alternate , oval to rounded, shiny green surface, yellow green adsurface, indistinct venation

Flowers unisexual on separate trees, male flowers grouped in cyme, sessile or subsessile. Female flowers solitary, rarely grouped in cyme. Pedicel less than 5 mm long.

Fruit ovoid, about 2 cm in diameter, green when young red when matured

0-500

Flowering period: January to March; fruiting time: March to May

SOIL: fertile clay rich soil.

Beach to lowland forests and thickets.

In the absence of specific propagation techniques for this species, it could propagated following procedures for its relative Diospyros blancoi SOWING. Germination media - Unsterilized garden soil + sand at 3:1 and 2:1 ratio. Seeds could be directly sown in plastic bags or pre-germinated in seedbeds at 4x3 cm spacing. Seeds could be recalcitrant like Diospyros philippinensis and therefore requires immediate sowing and short storage period. TRANSPLANTING AND CARE OF SEEDLINGS. Seedlings are transplanted in plastic bags. Many seedlings reached the outplanting age of 3 months (11cm high) and 5 to 6 months after germination (7.5 cm high). Hardening treatments included gradual exposure to full sunlight for 2 to 4 months in Bicol and reduced watering for 2 months.