Diospyros calciphila F. White

Schatz, George E. & Lowry Ii, Porter P., 2018, Novitates neocaledonicae. IX. Taxonomic notes on New Caledonian Diospyros (Ebenaceae) with new synonymy and the description of two new species, Candollea 73 (1), pp. 91-100 : 92

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15553/c2018v731a8
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6310208
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scientific name	Diospyros calciphila F. White
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Diospyros calciphila F. White View in CoL in Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B,

Adansonia 14: 206. 1993.

Holotypus: NEW CALEDONIA. Prov. des Îles: Lifou , Hapétra , [20°57’33’’S 167°14’00’’E], 5.IX.1965, fr., Schmid 661 ( P [ P00057303 ]!; View Materials GoogleMaps iso-: NOU [NOU00572]!, P [ P00057304 , P00057305 ]!).

= Diospyros inexplorata F. White View in CoL in Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 14: 190. 1993. Holotypus: NEW CALEDONIA. Prov. Sud: Kuébini , Île Nou , [22°15’36’’S 167°01’58’’E], 2 m, 29.X.1970, fr., MacKee 22791 ( P [ P00057308 ]!; View Materials GoogleMaps iso-: K [ K000792722 ]!), syn. nov.

Notes. – Diospyros inexplorata , based on a single specimen from Île Nou, corresponds in all respects to D. calciphila , including its occurrence on limestone of coral origin. The fruits on the type of D. inexplorata are only slightly larger than those normally encountered throughout the range of D. calciphila , which occurs primarily on limestone substrate in the Îles Loyauté, and less commonly on ultramafic substrate on the l’Île des Pins ( WHITE, 1993a, 1993b).