Diospyros mindanaensis, also known as Ata-ata, is a native ebony species.
A relatively medium sized tree, growing between 15 to 25 meters tall. The leaves are arranged in alternating phyllotaxy and are coriaceous or sub-coriaceous, glabrous with a shiny adaxial side and a paler abaxial side, its shape is oblong to oblong-lanceolate, the apex is acuminate and base is rounded. The flowers are 4-merous, pistillate flowers are solitary and axillary. The fruits are globose in shape or a depressed globose shape, 3 to 4.5 cm in diameter, glabrous, shiny and it becomes yellowish when mature with a crustaceous pericarp. The persistent calyx continues growing even after flowering, it is also thick and leathery, glabrous, reflexed, and forms a concave calyx tube. In the wild, the seedlings sprout around the mother tree like a green carpet, such as in Sitio Kaninirok, Capalonga in Camarines Norte. The wood is used for temporary construction , scaling sticks and logging skids. It's also used for agricultural tool handles, golf club heads and other materials that need a light colored yet tough wood. The seeds are recalcitrant, which means it needs to be sown immediately. The fallen mature fruit can be planted straight into potting media.