Ebenaceae
Diospyros

Diospyros littorea (R.Br.) Kosterm.

First published in Blumea 23: 461 (1977)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Thailand to N. Australia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Guinea, Northern Territory, Queensland, Thailand, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141. [Cited as Diospyros vera.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Jessup, L.W. (2014). A taxonomic revision of Diospyros L. (Ebenaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 9: 155-197.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 12, 2020 Versteeg [1094] Indonesia K001368084 Type Yes
Brown, R. [s.n.] K000792749 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brown, R. [2832] Australia K000792748 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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