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Taxon

Diospyros whyteana (Hiern) F.White

Protologue Bothalia vii. 458 (1961).IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Diospyros whyteana, WKindeketa2984--Tanz. Rungwe Distr. Rungwe For. Res. 24 Jan 08. 123.jpg

Diospyros whyteana, WKindeketa2984--Tanz. Rungwe Distr. Rungwe For. Res. 24 Jan 08. 123.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Diospyros whyteana, WKindeketa2984--Tanz. Rungwe Distr. Rungwe For. Res. 24 Jan 08. 122.jpg

Diospyros whyteana, WKindeketa2984--Tanz. Rungwe Distr. Rungwe For. Res. 24 Jan 08. 122.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Diospyros whyteana, WKindeketa2984--Tanz. Rungwe Distr. Rungwe For. Res. 24 Jan 08. 118.jpg

Diospyros whyteana, WKindeketa2984--Tanz. Rungwe Distr. Rungwe For. Res. 24 Jan 08. 118.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Diospyros whyteana, WKindeketa2984--Tanz. Rungwe Distr. Rungwe For. Res. 24 Jan 08. 121.jpg

Diospyros whyteana, WKindeketa2984--Tanz. Rungwe Distr. Rungwe For. Res. 24 Jan 08. 121.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Diospyros whyteana, WKindeketa2984--Tanz. Rungwe Distr. Rungwe For. Res. 24 Jan 08. 119.jpg

Diospyros whyteana, WKindeketa2984--Tanz. Rungwe Distr. Rungwe For. Res. 24 Jan 08. 119.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Diospyros whyteana, WKindeketa2984--Tanz. Rungwe Distr. Rungwe For. Res. 24 Jan 08. 120.jpg

Diospyros whyteana, WKindeketa2984--Tanz. Rungwe Distr. Rungwe For. Res. 24 Jan 08. 120.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Diospyros whyteana, WKindeketa2984--Tanz. Rungwe Distr. Rungwe For. Res. 24 Jan 08. 117.jpg

Diospyros whyteana, WKindeketa2984--Tanz. Rungwe Distr. Rungwe For. Res. 24 Jan 08. 117.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Diospyros whyteana, WKindeketa2984--Tanz. Rungwe Distr. Rungwe For. Res. 24 Jan 08. 124.jpg

Diospyros whyteana, WKindeketa2984--Tanz. Rungwe Distr. Rungwe For. Res. 24 Jan 08. 124.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Diospyros whyteana--So. Africa. Drakensberg Mts. Giant's Castle. 3 Oct 03. 013.jpg

Diospyros whyteana--So. Africa. Drakensberg Mts. Giant's Castle. 3 Oct 03. 013.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Diospyros whyteana--So. Africa. Drakensberg Mts. Giant's Castle. 3 Oct 03. 011.jpg

Diospyros whyteana--So. Africa. Drakensberg Mts. Giant's Castle. 3 Oct 03. 011.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Diospyros whyteana--So. Africa. Drakensberg Mts. Giant's Castle. 3 Oct 03. 012.jpg

Diospyros whyteana--So. Africa. Drakensberg Mts. Giant's Castle. 3 Oct 03. 012.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Diospyros whyteana--So. Africa. Drakensberg Mts. Giant's Castle. 3 Oct 03. 014.jpg

Diospyros whyteana--So. Africa. Drakensberg Mts. Giant's Castle. 3 Oct 03. 014.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Diospyros whyteana--So. Africa. Lowveld Nat. Bot. Gard. 14 Mch 05. 207.jpg

Diospyros whyteana--So. Africa. Lowveld Nat. Bot. Gard. 14 Mch 05. 207.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Diospyros whyteana--So.Africa. Lowveld Nat. Bot. Gard. 14 Mch 05. 205.jpg

Diospyros whyteana--So.Africa. Lowveld Nat. Bot. Gard. 14 Mch 05. 205.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Diospyros whyteana--So. Africa. Lowveld Nat. Bot. Gard. 14 Mch 05. 206.jpg

Diospyros whyteana--So. Africa. Lowveld Nat. Bot. Gard. 14 Mch 05. 206.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Diospyros whyteana--So. Africa. Cape Province. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 20 Nov 02. 102.jpg

Diospyros whyteana--So. Africa. Cape Province. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 20 Nov 02. 102.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Diospyros whyteana--So. Africa. Cape Province. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 20 Nov 02. 104.jpg

Diospyros whyteana--So. Africa. Cape Province. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 20 Nov 02. 104.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Diospyros whyteana--So. Africa. Cape Province. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 20 Nov 02. 103.jpg

Diospyros whyteana--So. Africa. Cape Province. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 20 Nov 02. 103.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Diospyros whyteana--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 242.jpg

Diospyros whyteana--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 242.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Diospyros whyteana--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 241.jpg

Diospyros whyteana--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 241.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Diospyros whyteana--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 243.jpg

Diospyros whyteana--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 243.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Diospyros whyteana--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 239.jpg

Diospyros whyteana--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 239.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Diospyros whyteana--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 240.jpg

Diospyros whyteana--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 240.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 5 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

November 20, 2002

Location

South Africa, Mpumalanga, Ehlanzeni (Thaba Chweu, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden | Lydenburg)

-25.315833, 30.495278

Location Remarks

Rhodes Dr., Newlands, Cape Town

Collectors

No collectors specified

Not collected.

October 3, 2003

Location

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Hibiscus Coast NU)

-31.006667, 30.177222

Location Remarks

Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

March 17, 2005

Location

South Africa, Mpumalanga, Ehlanzeni (Thaba Chweu, Lydenburg)

-25.315833, 30.495278

Location Remarks

Buffelskloof Private Nature Reserve

Collectors

No collectors specified

Kindeketa, W 2984

January 24, 2008

Location

Tanzania, Mbeya, Rungwe (Swaya)

-9.035833, 33.569722

Location Remarks

Mporoto Ridge; beginning of access road to Ngozi Crater, in lower montane forest. 2015 m elev.

Collectors

William J. Kindeketa, Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Tree 5 m.

No collection number

March 15, 2005

Location

South Africa, Mpumalanga (Buffalo City NU, Lowveld National Botanical Garden)

-33.016111, 27.808333

Location Remarks

City of Nelspruit

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Ebenaceae

Genus

Diospyros

Specific Epithet

whyteana

Authorship

(Hiern) F.White

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.9

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#193,351 of 335,497

Top 58%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →