A family of four genera and more than 500 species, pantropic with only a few species in temperate regions; one genus occurs naturally in Australia.

Diospyros - A genus of over 500 species, pantropic; 21 species occur naturally in Australia, and one species naturalised. Bakhuizen van den Brink (1933, 1936-1941); Kostermans (1977); Jessup (2014).

Bakhuizen van den Brink, R.C. (1933). Enumeration of Malayan Ebenaceae. (With brief descriptions of new and noteworthy species). Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 7:161-189.

Bakhuizen van den Brink, R.C. (1936-1941). Diospyros. In 'Contributions a l'etude de la flore des Indes Neerlandaises. XXXIII. Revisio Ebenacearum Malayensium.' Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg. Ser. III, Vol. 15, (Archipel Drukkerij: Buitenzorg.), pp. 1-515.

Jessup, L.W. (2014). A taxonomic revision of Diospyros L. (Ebenaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 9(2):155-197.

Kostermans, A.J.G.H. (1977). Notes on Asiatic, Pacific, and Australian Diospyros. Blumea 23:449-474.