Diospyros boliviana Rusby

Filed As

Ebenaceae
Diospyros boliviana Rusby ( isotype )

Collector(s)

H. H. Rusby 3959, 1921

Location

Bolivia. Eastern Bolivia; "Without data as to locality or date, but probably on the lower Beni River.".

Description

Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Collection Notes

Fide Wallnöfer B., 2015: A revision of neotropical Diospyros (Ebenaceae): part 8. – Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Serie B, 117: 151–218. Note on page 197: "The protologue states: "Without data as to locality or date, but probably on the lower Beni River". The herbarium specimen displays only one small leaf that coincides perfectly with the description given in the protologue! – In NY (specimen ID: 455215) there is a glass jar that contains several twigs with attached fruits and a small piece of a broken leaf preserved in liquid. I have seen photos of the jar and its content. The printed label on the jar states: "Mulford Biological Exploration of the Amazon Basin, 1921–22 - Bolivian Persimmon - (Diospyros boliviana RUSBY, n.sp.) - collected by H.H. Rusby in eastern Bolivia, 1921 - New York Botanical Garden, Economic Museum". At the top of this label there is the handwritten number "3959. ". The numeral following the period is no longer there because the corner of the label is ripped off, but the complete number is "3959.2". Strangely, the existence of this additional material preserved in liquid is not mentioned in the protologue (see RUSBY 1927). It can be regarded as isotype material".

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 455215

Occurrence ID: c9894022-d6a0-4307-83ca-8d86a13d6ef8

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