MBG Rare Books: Additional Plant Information

The natural history of the rarer lepidopterous insects of Georgia : Including their systematic characters, the particulars of their several metamorphoses, and the plants on which they feed. Collected from the observation of Mr. John Abbot, many years resident in that country Volume 2 of 2

Click for Enlargement Name as Printed: Diospyros virginiana L.

Current Name: Diospyros virginiana L.

Family: Ebenaceae

Common Name: common persimmon, eastern persimmon, persimmon

Further Information:

Detailed botanical data (including distribution maps and other images) available from Tropicos.org, our nomenclatural database.
USDA Plant Profile

Click for Enlargement Name as Printed: Phalæna Pithecium.