Gossia aphthosa N. Snow & K. Gandhi
| Main Author: | Snow, Neil |
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| Format: | info publication-taxonomictreatment |
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, 2020
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https://zenodo.org/record/3883289 |
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- Gossia aphthosa subsp. austro-orientalis N. Snow & K. Gandhi, subsp. nov. (Fig. 5) Differing from Gossia aphthosa subsp. longipedunculata N. Snow & Munzinger, subsp. nov. by its generally shorter inflorescences, leaf blades of somewhat thinner texture, and bases of leaves that are not as tightly clasping the stem. TYPUS. — New Caledonia. Grande Terre, South Prov., Rivière Bleue, 25.X.1974, M. Schmid 5180 (holo-, P [P00462872]; iso-, [NOU [NOU029695], P[P00462871]). PARATYPI. — New Caledonia. Grande Terre, South Prov., Forêt du Mois de Mai, 22°07’06.99”S, 166°38’48.01”E, 19.XII.2006, Barrabé et al. 431 (NOU [NOU016015], MO[MO-6012551], P[P04776185]); Forêt du Mois de Mai, 13. VI.1951, Baumann- Bodenheim 14066 (P[P00462856]); ibid. loco, 24. VI.1951, Baumann- Bodenheim 14182 (A, P[P00462857], Z); ibid. loco, 24. VI.1951, Baumann-Bodenheim 14206 (A, P[P00462859], Z); Vallée de Thy, 22°07’06.99”S, 166°32’12.84”E, 28. VI.2003, Biffin 112 & Craven (CANB [CANB799723, n.v.], P[P02090975]); Thy Upper Western Road forest, 340 m, 5.II.1980, Brinon 692 (P[P00462861]); St. Louis, 600 m, 14.XI.1949, MacDaniels 2216 (P[P00462864]); Mt. Koghi, slope towards Vallée de Thy (St. Louis), 400-500 m, 21.IV.1956, MacKee 4427 (A, L, P[P00462866]); ibid. loco, 21.IV.1956, MacKee 4446 (P[P00462867]); Forêt Desmazures, 13.IV.2005, Munzinger 2767 (NOU [NOU 07908], P[P04827941, P04827945]); Haut Yaté, Rivière Bleue, 300 m, Schmid 5269 (NOU [NOU029684, NOU029688], P[P00462873]); Haute Yaté: Forêt du Mois de Mai, 200 m, 25.XI.1982, Suprin 2259 (P[P00462874]); ibid. loco, 8.III.1966, Veillon 660 (NOU [NOU029689], P[P00462875]). — Ab loco. 1868-1872, Balansa 88 (A, P[P00462854, P00462855]). REPRESENTATIVE HERBARIUM SPECIMEN. — P04827941. ETYMOLOGY. — From the Latin australis (south) and oriens (east), in reference to its more southerly and easterly distribution on Grande Terre relative to the other subspecies. DISTRIBUTION, HABITAT AND PHENOLOGY. — Southern part of Grande Terre; in dense humid forests or riparian forests over ultramafics, c. 150- 660 m. Flowering March through June; fruiting April through October. REMARKS The subspecies varies from being shrubs from 3 m to trees to 10 m. The fruit is said to transition from green to white, followed by reddish to dark purple. The pulp of the mature fruit is said to be sour (MacKee 4446).
- Published as part of Snow, Neil, 2020, A revision of New Caledonian Gossia N. Snow & Guymer (Myrtaceae), pp. 131-177 in Adansonia 42 (7) on pages 140-142, DOI: 10.5252/adansonia2020v42a7, http://zenodo.org/record/3877392