Occurrence

Plunkett, G 3195

Diospyros L.

11/8/2015

Fiji

This occurrence of Diospyros L. (Plunkett, G 3195) was collected on 11/8/2015 in Fiji. Flora of the World includes 13 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Diospyros, Plunkett, G. 3195--Fiji. Across the road from Waisali RF. 8 Nov 2015. DSC00330 (166).JPG

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Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Ebenaceae

Genus

Diospyros

Authorship

Scientific Name ID

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Record Number

Plunkett, G 3195

Collection Date

11/8/2015

Collectors

Jerome Munzinger, Porter P. Lowry II, Gregory M. Plunkett, Alivereti Naikatini, Bruce Gray, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Remarks

Well branched tree, 5 m tall, growing in dense forest at edge of logging road, just uphill of the Waisali Rainforest Reserve. Fruits green with slight orange cast.

Geographic Information

Country

Fiji

State/Province

Vanua Levu

Coordinates

-16.645028, 179.203722

Location

Fiji, Vanua Levu

Location Remarks

Waisali Rainforest Reserve c. 30 km north of Hibiscus Highway in Savusavu on Cross Island Road; then southwest and downhill on a abandoned former logging road, now eroding. Much disturbance but an interesting understory persists. 420-460 m elev.

Collection Location

No publications are associated with this occurrence.