Diospyros hainanensis Merr.
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Filed As
Ebenaceae
Diospyros hainanensis Merr. ( type ) -
Collector(s)
F. A. McClure 8462, 16 Dec 1921
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Location
China. Hainan. Five Finger Mountain, Yik Tsok Mau.
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Habitat
Wooded mountain side.
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Description
Tree, height 9-18 m., diameter 20-50 cm.; fruits covered with thick brown pubescence; eaten by monkeys and Lois; wood is very hard, used to make coffins mostly, most durable when in ground; the wood is black when mature; the old Loi chiefs make their pipe stems of it.; names reported Ngau kan shu, Ngau kam shu, Ngau kam muk, Ngau kan muk. McClure secured an economic specimenof this wood, C.C.C. Ec. 149 (McClure 92). Phenology of specimen: Fruit.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 335026
Occurrence ID: 655f4b7a-d08a-48db-997b-3cbff47b9745
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Ericales
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Family
Ebenaceae
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All Determinations
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Type Details
type of Diospyros hainanensis Merr.
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Region
Asia
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Country
China
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State/Province
Hainan
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Locality
Five Finger Mountain, Yik Tsok Mau
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Elevation
Alt. 1200 m. (3937 ft.)
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Coordinates
18.9296, 109.723
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Coordinate Uncertainty (m)
5168
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Georeferencing Method
Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et. Coordinates at elevation 1200m nearest to the center of the Wuzhi Mountain (= Five Finger Mountain) were located. Radial was approximated as distance between coordinates and farthest area of elevation 1200m.
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Geodetic Datum
WGS84
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Distribution
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Diospyros hainanensis Merr.