Giant Diospyros (Diospyros abyssinica)

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Identidad taxonómica

Scientific name: Diospyros abyssinica (Hiern) F.White
Canonical name: The scientific name without its authorship or date, for example Zea mays instead of Zea mays L.: Diospyros abyssinica
Authorship: The author or authors credited with publishing the scientific name. It is written after the name, sometimes with the year, for example L. (Linnaeus) in Zea mays L. An author in parentheses first published the name in another genus or rank.: (Hiern) F.White
Common names: Giant Diospyros
Names in other languages (3)
Olchartuyian, ebenovník abesínsky, kirveseebenpuu
Kingdom: One of the broadest ranks of biological classification. It groups organisms that share very basic features, for example plants (Plantae), animals (Animalia) or fungi (Fungi).: Plantae
Phylum: Rank below kingdom that groups organisms with a shared general body plan, for example chordates (Chordata), arthropods (Arthropoda) or vascular plants (Tracheophyta). In botany the same rank is also called division.: Tracheophyta
Class: Rank below phylum, for example mammals (Mammalia), birds (Aves), insects (Insecta) or monocot plants such as grasses and orchids (Liliopsida).: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rank below class that groups related families, for example grasses and their relatives (Poales) or bats (Chiroptera).: Ericales
Family: Rank below order that groups related genera. Family names usually end in -aceae in botany (for example Poaceae, the grass family) and in -idae in zoology (for example Felidae, the cat family).: Ebenaceae
Genus: Rank that groups closely related species. Its name is the first word of a species' scientific name and starts with a capital letter, for example Zea in Zea mays.: Diospyros
Specific epithet: The second word of a species' scientific name. On its own it does not name the species: it always goes with the genus, for example mays in Zea mays.: abyssinica
Taxonomic rank: The level a name occupies in the hierarchy of biological classification, such as kingdom, family, genus, species or subspecies.: species
Reference species: Diospyros abyssinica
Taxonomic status: Whether the taxonomic catalogue the record comes from currently accepts this name for the organism, or treats it as a synonym of another accepted name or as doubtful.: accepted name

Photos and conservation status

IUCN Red List category: The extinction-risk category that the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) assigns to a species on its Red List. EX Extinct: there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. EW Extinct in the wild: it survives only in cultivation, in captivity or as a population far outside its past range. CR Critically endangered, EN Endangered and VU Vulnerable: the three threatened categories, from an extremely high to a high risk of extinction in the wild. NT Near threatened: close to qualifying as threatened. LC Least concern: evaluated and not threatened. DD Data deficient: there is not enough information to assess its risk. NE Not evaluated: not yet assessed against the criteria. It describes the risk of the species worldwide, not its situation in a project's area.: Least concern (LC)
Source: IUCN Red List via GBIF, queried on 2026-10-13 10:59.

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Interacciones documentadas

GloBI says it is documented somewhere in the world. Biolitica answers whether it could happen here.

A documented interaction means it was recorded somewhere in the world. It does not mean it occurs here.

Types shown: 3 of 3 is eaten by × has as a vector × is a host of ×

Blocks that do not sit under a navigation concept heading keep the source's own term: no navigation concept has been assigned to them yet.

is eaten by 92 organisms

This term does declare that the organism harms this species.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented
Blue Monkey Cercopithecus mitis Cercopithecidae	is eaten by	5	not compared
5 sources · 7 records Rudran, Rasanayagam. Socio Ecology of the Blue Monkeys (Cercopithecus Mitis Stuhlmanni) of the Kibale Forest, Uganda. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 1977, 1-88. Published in millerse/Smithsonian-Repository-Interactions Record contexts (sample): Kibale Forest, Uganda · no date published; Kibale Forest, Uganda · no date published Dowsett-Lemaire 1988 Published in globalbioticinteractions/fricke2020 Context: Malawi · no date published Engel 2000 Published in globalbioticinteractions/fricke2020 Context: Kenya · no date published Houle 2010 Published in globalbioticinteractions/fricke2020 Context: Uganda · no date published William L. Vickery, Colin A. Chapman, 2006. Testing mechanisms of coexistence among two species of frugivorous primates. Journal of Animal Ecology, 75(4), pp.1034-1044. Published in globalbioticinteractions/AfricaTreeDatabase Context: no place published · no date published · direct observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
African Green-pigeon Treron calvus Columbidae	is eaten by	3	not compared
3 sources · 3 records Dowsett-Lemaire 1988 Published in globalbioticinteractions/fricke2020 Context: Malawi · no date published Engel 2000 Published in globalbioticinteractions/fricke2020 Context: Kenya · no date published Hovestadt 1997 Published in globalbioticinteractions/fricke2020 Context: Côte d'Ivoire · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Olive Baboon Papio anubis Cercopithecidae	is eaten by	3	not compared
3 sources · 3 records Hovestadt 1997 Published in globalbioticinteractions/fricke2020 Context: Côte d'Ivoire · no date published Kunz, B.K. and Linsenmair, K.E., 2010. Fruit Traits in Baboon Diet A Comparison with Plant Species Characteristics in West Africa. Biotropica, 42(3), pp.363-371. Published in globalbioticinteractions/AfricaTreeDatabase Context: no place published · no date published · direct observation Lieberman, D., Hall, J. B., Swaine, M. D., and Lieberman M., 1979. Seed Dispersal by Baboons in the Shai Hills; Ghana. Ecology, 60(1), pp.65-75. Published in globalbioticinteractions/AfricaTreeDatabase Context: no place published · no date published · direct observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus Bovidae	is eaten by	2	not compared
2 sources · 2 records Engel 2000 Published in globalbioticinteractions/fricke2020 Context: Kenya · no date published Hovestadt 1997 Published in globalbioticinteractions/fricke2020 Context: Côte d'Ivoire · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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has as a vector 11 organisms

The authority declares no effect on this species for this term: neither that it harms it nor that it benefits it.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented	Actions
Western Gorilla Gorilla gorilla	has as a vector	2	no location
2 sources · 4 records Tutin, C.E.G. and Williamson, E.A. and Rogers, M.E. and Fernandez, M., 1991. A case study of a plant-animal relationship Cola lizae and lowland gorillas in the Lope Reserve; Gabon. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 7(2), pp.181-199. Published in globalbioticinteractions/AfricaTreeDatabase Record contexts (sample): no place published · no date published · feces; no place published · no date published · direct observation Tutin, C.E.G. and Parnell, R.J. and White, F., 1996. Protecting seeds from primates examples from Diospyros spp. in the Lope Reserve; Gabon. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 12(3), pp.371-384. Published in globalbioticinteractions/AfricaTreeDatabase Record contexts (sample): no place published · no date published · direct observation; no place published · no date published · feces A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Unknown Apidae	has as a vector	2	no location	Not a modelling unit: the source publishes no name for this organism.
2 sources · 2 records Sharam, G. and Sinclair, ARE and Turkington, R., 2006. Establishment of Broad-leaved Thickets in Serengeti; Tanzania The Influence of Fire; Browsers; Grass Competition; and Elephants1. Biotropica, 38(5), pp.599-605. Published in globalbioticinteractions/AfricaTreeDatabase Context: no place published · no date published · direct observation Hovestadt, T. and Yao, P. and Linsenmair, K.E., 1999. Seed dispersal mechanisms and the vegetation of forest islands in a West African forest-savanna mosaic Comoe National Park; Ivory Coast. Plant Ecology, 144(1), pp.25-Jan. Published in globalbioticinteractions/AfricaTreeDatabase Context: no place published · no date published · feces A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Pan troglodytes Hominidae	has as a vector	2	no location
2 sources · 3 records Tutin, C.E.G. and Parnell, R.J. and White, F., 1996. Protecting seeds from primates examples from Diospyros spp. in the Lope Reserve; Gabon. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 12(3), pp.371-384. Published in globalbioticinteractions/AfricaTreeDatabase Record contexts (sample): no place published · no date published · feces; no place published · no date published · direct observation Chapman, C.A. and Chapman, L.J. and Vulinec, K. and Zanne, A. and Lawes, M.J., 2003. Fragmentation and Alteration of Seed Dispersal Processes An Initial Evaluation of Dung Beetles; Seed Fate; and Seedling Diversity1. Biotropica, 35(3), pp.382-393. Published in globalbioticinteractions/AfricaTreeDatabase Context: no place published · no date published · seeds A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Black Colobus Colobus satanas Cercopithecidae	has as a vector	1	no location
1 source · 1 record Tutin, C.E.G. and Parnell, R.J. and White, F., 1996. Protecting seeds from primates examples from Diospyros spp. in the Lope Reserve; Gabon. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 12(3), pp.371-384. Published in globalbioticinteractions/AfricaTreeDatabase Context: no place published · no date published · feces A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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is a host of 4 organisms

The authority declares no effect on this species for this term: neither that it harms it nor that it benefits it. In the source ontology symbiosis covers mutualism, commensalism and parasitism alike, so this block holds attackers and allies side by side.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented	Actions
Asterina clasterosporium Asterinaceae	is a host of	2	no location
2 sources · 2 records https://mycoportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=11655154 Published in globalbioticinteractions/mycoportal Context: Achimota · June 27, 1949 · Preserved specimen https://mycoportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=1614661 Published in globalbioticinteractions/mycoportal Context: Achimota, Gold Coast Colony · June 27, 1949 · Preserved specimen A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Eikendruivenpitje Botryosphaeria quercuum Botryosphaeriaceae	is a host of	1	no location
1 source · 1 record Eboh, D.O.. 1986. Further Contribution to the East African Foliicolous Ascomycotina. Sydowia 39:37-67 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: Tanzania · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Hypocala rostrata Erebidae	is a host of	1	no location
1 source · 1 record Gaden S. Robinson; Phillip R. Ackery; Ian Kitching; George W Beccaloni; Luis M. Hernández (2023). HOSTS (from HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants) [Data set resource]. Natural History Museum. https://data.nhm.ac.uk/dataset/hosts/resource/877f387a-36a3-486c-… Published in globalbioticinteractions/HOSTS Context: East Africa · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Nectria sp. mg136 Nectriaceae	is a host of	1	no location	Not a modelling unit: the source did not resolve a species — the name carries an open-nomenclature qualifier.
1 source · 1 record Eboh, D.O.. 1986. Further Contribution to the East African Foliicolous Ascomycotina. Sydowia 39:37-67 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: Tanzania · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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Interaction data from Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI), GloBI 0.11. Each row keeps the citation its own study published.

Interactions are published at species level: they are not resolved by variety or race.

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«Documented here» means the interaction was observed in this territory. It is not evidence that the species is here, and it does not enter the niche model.

Acompañantes documentados

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Documented uses and recommendations

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