Pichonia

Gâteblé, Gildas & Swenson, Ulf, 2019, Pichonia munzingeri (Sapotaceae), a new and rare micro-endemic species from New Caledonia, Candollea 74 (1), pp. 1-7 : 2

Identification key to the species of Pichonia in New Caledonia

1. Flowers or fruit sessile or subsessile .......................... 2

1a. Flowers or fruit on a pedicel at least 5 mm long ......... 3

2. Leaves c. 3–5 cm long; petiole 5–7 mm long, canaliculate ............................................................ P. munzingeri

2a. Leaves c. 5–15 cm long; petiole 10–30 mm long, terete ................................................................ P. daenikeri

3. Leaves pubescent, at least on the lower surface .......... 4

3a. Leaves glabrous on both surfaces .............................. 5

4. Large tree (> 6 m tall); leaves glabrous above; corolla lobes 5–8 ............................................................... P. dubia

4a. Treelet (<5 m tall); young leaves pubescent above; corolla lobes 5 .................................................. P. grandiflora

5. Flowers borne in umbelliform clusters, often on leafless shoots; limestone substrate ....................... P. balansana

5a. Flowers axillary, usually 1–3 in each fascicle; ultramafic (often serpentinite) substrate .................................... 6

6. Leaves> 8 cm long; petiole> 10 mm long; pedicel with bracts; flowers cream ................................. P. balansae

6a. Leaves <8 cm long; petiole <8 mm long; pedicel without bracts; flowers usually red with cream corolla lobe margins .................................................................. 7

7. Leaves 2–4 cm long; pedicel 10–16 mm long, thin; staminodes bent inwards ................................. P. deplanchei

7a. Leaves 5–8 cm long; pedicel 4–5 mm long, stout; staminodes spreading ......................................... P. lecomtei