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The resurrection of Diospyros rubicunda (Ebenaceae), a former synonym of Diospyros barteri
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Kew Bulletin
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October 1, 2007
- Author:
- Jongkind, Carel C H
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Summary. Diospyros rubicunda Gürke (Ebenaceae) is resurrected as a distinct species, and the differences between D. barten Hiern and its former synonym, D. rubicunda, are explained.
Key words. Diospyros barteri, Diospyros rubicunda, geographical distribution, taxonomy, tropical Africa.
Introduction
Recent work for the ECOSYN project2 made it necessary to study the vegetative characters and ecology of Diospyros harten Hiern. In doing this, it became apparent that there was a conspicuous discontinuity in ecology and leaf characters between the western African specimens and those from Cameroon and Gabon. In Ghana and Nigeria, the specimens were all collected in dry forest around the Dahomey ...