Diospyros revolutissima 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 : 93

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scientific name	Diospyros revolutissima F. White
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Diospyros revolutissima F. White View in CoL in Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 14: 192. 1993.

Holotypus: NEW CALEDONIA. Prov. Nord: Néhoué, [20°25’20’’S 164°13’04’’E], 20.X.1982, fr., Veillon 5272 ( P [ P00057331 ]!; View Materials GoogleMaps iso-: NOU [ NOU005811 View Materials ]!).

= Diospyros erudita F. White View in CoL in Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 14: 194. 1993. Holotypus: NEW CALEDONIA. Prov. Nord: Pouembout , contrefort W du Plateau de Tiéa , [21°10’57’’ 164°52’43’’E], 100-350 m, 8.VI.1967, fr., MacKee 16836 ( P [ P00057298 ]!; View Materials iso-: P [ P00057299 ]!), syn. nov .

Notes. – WHITE (1993a) described D. erudita from dry maquis vegetation on the Plateau de Tiéa and Mt. Kopéto, distinguishing it from D. revolutissima by its smaller, less revolute leaves with a lustrous upper surface. However, based on material from the Vavouto peninsula, individual specimens of which exhibit leaves similar to those from the Plateau de Tiéa along with others typical of D. revolutissima in their size, degree of revoluteness, and upper surface glossiness, we conclude that D. erudita represents a form of D. revolutissima adapted to particularly dry conditions.