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Originally Posted by Chironex
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Originally Posted by Richard
So I'm guessing we are not talking about the real Lotus: Diospyros lotus.
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Affirmative, or at least in my case that's correct. Although figs are cool.
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The genus Diospyros contains Persimmons, Black Sapote, and Lotus -- the famed fruit from Homer's transcribed tale of the Lotus eaters in
The Odyssey. The Diospyros lotus is native to parts of present-day Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and the foothills along the southern rim of the Himalayas. Although most D. lotus are very high in tanins, the subspecies near the Caspian sea has negligible quantities in the fruit and is said to have a sophoric effect. Note that Diospyros is in the Ebony family which contains a large number of poisonous plants. The tree bark alone of most species is enough to stun fish.