Ebenaceae
Diospyros

Diospyros foliosa (Rich. ex A.Gray) Bakh.

First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 15: 447 (1941)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Malesia to W. Pacific. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Caroline Is., Fiji, Maluku, New Guinea, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Is.

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.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.

Kew Plants for Health

  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Christophersen, E. [3310] Samoa Diospyros ellipticifolia var. iridea K000792816 Type Yes
Nov 1, 2016 Polak, A.M. [825] Papua New Guinea Diospyros elliptica K000618546 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 James, S.A. [BISH 752412] New Guinea Diospyros elliptica K000618544 No
Jan 1, 2013 James, S.A. [BISH 754553] New Guinea Diospyros elliptica K000618545 No
Feb 1, 2010 Takeuchi, W. [12014] Diospyros elliptica K000639162 No
Feb 1, 2010 Takeuchi, W. [11850] Papua New Guinea Diospyros elliptica K000639163 Yes
Feb 1, 2010 Takeuchi, W. [12839] Diospyros elliptica K000639164 No
Mar 3, 2009 Takeuchi, W., et al [14715] Papua New Guinea Diospyros elliptica K000229983 No
Mar 3, 2009 Takeuchi, W., et al [14574] Papua New Guinea Diospyros elliptica K000229979 No
Mar 3, 2009 Takeuchi, W., et al [14943] Papua New Guinea Diospyros elliptica K000229980 No
Mar 3, 2009 Takeuchi, W.; Towati, A. [14847] Papua New Guinea Diospyros elliptica K000229985 No
Mar 3, 2009 Takeuchi, W., et al [14559] Papua New Guinea Diospyros elliptica K000229981 No
Mar 3, 2009 Takeuchi, W., et al [14555] Papua New Guinea Diospyros elliptica K000229988 No
Mar 3, 2009 Takeuchi, W., et al [14975] Papua New Guinea Diospyros elliptica K000229984 No
Mar 3, 2009 Takeuchi, W. [14366] Papua New Guinea Diospyros elliptica K000229977 No
Mar 3, 2009 Takeuchi, W., et al [15033] Papua New Guinea Diospyros elliptica K000229978 No
Christophersen, E. [3404] Samoa Diospyros ferrea var. savaiiensis K000792814 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • EBC Common Names

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • '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/

  • IUCN Categories

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

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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

  • Wood Anatomy Microscope Slides

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/