Diospyros chitoniophora Capuron ex Linan, G.E.Schatz & Lowry
, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 106(1): 81 (2021). BHL- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77260763-1
- Publication
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. St. Louis, Missouri
- Collation
- 106(1): 81
- Date of Publication
- 28 May 2021
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Ebenaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- R.Randrianaivo, A.N.Sandratriniaina & G.Randrianandrasana 3242
- Locality
- DIANA Region [Antsiranana Prov.]: Parc National d’Ankarana, 118 m
- Collection Date
- 6 Dec 2018
- Type Herbaria
- holotype MO 6956001
isotype DBEV
isotype G G00341887
isotype P P00722712
isotype TAN - Distribution Of Types
- Madagascar (Western Indian Ocean, Africa)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.3417/2021644 Etymology: 'The specific epithet refers to the appearance of the fruit and persistent calyx, which are reminiscent of a group of marine mollusks belonging to the class Polyplacophora, commonly known as chitons'.