Ebenaceae
Diospyros

Diospyros whyteana (Hiern) F.White

First published in Bothalia 7: 458 (1961)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Tanzania to S. Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter D: 1-30141.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • De Winter in Flora of Southern Africa 26: 69 (1963).
  • F. White in Bothalia 7: 458 (1961)
  • F. White in Flora Zambesiaca 7(1): 269, t. 59D (1983).
  • F. White in Mitt. Bot. Staats. München 10: 94, fig. 3 (1971).
  • F. White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 326, t. 58D-E (1962)
  • K. Coates Palgrave, Trees Southern Afr.: 753, t. 247 (1977).
  • Palmer & Pitman, Trees Southern Afr. 3: 1800, t. & photo. (1973).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 14, 2023 Brummitt, R.K.; Evans, H. [9392] Malawi K001519544 No
Nov 14, 2023 Brummitt, R.K. [9747] Malawi K001519545 No
Nov 14, 2023 Brummitt, R.K. [9747] Malawi K001891086 No
Nov 14, 2023 Brummitt, R.K. [12282] Malawi K001519543 No
Apr 1, 1961 Legat, C.E. [4928] South Africa K000350825 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 1, 1961 Wilms, F. [943] South Africa K000350826 Unknown Type Material Yes
Patel, H. [7286] Mozambique K000545237 No
Timberlake, J. [5268] Mozambique K000613997 No
Patel, H. [7244] Mozambique K000545205 No
Forest Plot [TSET S002] Mozambique K001346151 Yes
Timberlake, J. [5482] Mozambique K000614459 No
Mphamba [101] Mozambique K000614310 No
Timberlake, J. [6022] Malawi K000614765 No
Timberlake, J. [5260] Mozambique K000613989 No

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Art and Illustrations in Digifolia

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew

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    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

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    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0