Gossia clusioides subsp. clusioides

Snow, Neil, 2020, A revision of New Caledonian Gossia N. Snow & Guymer (Myrtaceae), Adansonia 42 (7), pp. 131-177 : 148

Gossia clusioides subsp. clusioides

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SPECIMENS EXAMINED. — New Caledonia. Grande Terre. North Prov. Col de Poro (Bota Mere), 10.II.2004, Dagostini & Rigault 792 (NOU[NOU002967], P[P05121901]); Ponérihouen: Pente est du Mont Aoupinié, 500-700 m, 27. VI.1972, MacKee 25608 ( BISH, NOU [ NOU029590 ], P[P00402732]) ; Haute Néaoua-Ouen-Sieu, 500-600 m, 12.II.1970, MacKee 21835 ( NOU [ NOU029589 ]) ; Kopeto , crête est du Mont Vert, 700 m, 24. VI.1973, MacKee 26893 (P[P02089844]) ; Koné , Massif Koniambo , Creek Confiance, rive gauche, 21°02’07.85”S, 164°48’42.33”E, 100 m, 21.IX.2016, Muzinger 7875 (legit. Scoptera) ( MPU [ MPU640696 ]). — South Prov., Bassin du Boulari, 17. V.1869, Balansa 1490a (A, P[P00402723], Z) ; Col de Mouirange , forêt Desmazure, 8.III.2005, Dagostini 1040 ( NOU [ NOU009286 ]) ; Ngo Col , 100 m, 22.X.2004, Dagostini 1296 ( NOU [ NOU019100 ]) ; À Yaté , 20.III.1916, Franc 2084 (A, BISH, NOU [ NOU029555 ], P[P00402728]) ; Kuébini , 2 m, 21. VI.1968, MacKee 19007 ([ NOU029583 ], P[P02089849]) ; Kuébini , 5.III.1971, MacKee 23393 ( NOU [ NOU029582 ], P[P02089856, P02089857]) ; Yaté , Touaourou, 5 m, 21.XII.1986, MacKee 43385 ( NOU [ NOU029579 ], P[P00402720]) ; Mt Nakada , c. 900 m, VI.1979, Morat 6411 (P[P00462887]) ; Plaine de Kanala , 1861-1867, Vieillard 2597 (P[P00402750]) ; Bois de la Plaine, Kanala, Vieillard 2612 (P[P00402751]); Neuméníe, Mé Ouébo , c. 350 m, 18.XII.1981, Veillon 4772 ( NOU [ NOU029554 ], P[P00402739], WELTU) ; Riv. Tara, 2.5-3 km N of Touaourou, 10-20 m, 18.VIII.1968, Webster & Hildreth 14881 ( DAV, GH, NSW, P). — Ab loco. Balansa 1490 (P[P05093917]) ; Petit 166 (P[P00402737]).

REPRESENTATIVE HERBARIUM SPECIMEN. — P02089856.

DISTRIBUTION, HABITAT AND PHENOLOGY. — Across much of Grande Terre, sometimes near coast in southeast ( Fig. 7 ); in maquis over ultramafics, 5- 900 m. Flowering February to September; fruiting February to December.

REMARKS

My concept of this subspecies has shifted significantly through time, rendering as outdated many prior annotations (some dating back to 2003), including some that were annotated as type specimens. Specimens at the southern tip of Grande Terre can have narrowly elliptic leaves (MacKee 23393).

Figures

FIG. 7. — Distribution map for subspecies of Gossia clusioides (Brongn. & Gris) N. Snow.

FIG. 8. — Typical leaf morphology for most subspecies of Gossia clusioides (Brongn. & Gris) N. Snow: A, G. c. subsp. bleuensis N. Snow., subsp. nov., with narrowly elliptic, bullate blades; B, G. c. subsp. maoyana N. Snow, subsp. nov., blades relatively narrow and bullate but longer than those of subsp. bleuensis; C, D, G. c. subsp. callmanderiana N. Snow, subsp. nov., blades elliptic and flat; E, G. c. subsp. rembaiensis N. Snow, subsp. nov.; F, G. c. subsp. clusioides; G, G. c. subsp. subsp. taomensis N. Snow, subsp. nov.; H, G. c. subsp. tiebaghiensis N. Snow, subsp. nov. Vouchers: A, McPherson 4001 (BISH); B, Dawson 16603 (WELTU)); C, Jaffré 1275 (BISH); D, Virot 1537 (BISH); E, McPherson 5083 (BISH); F, MacKee 25608 (NOU); G, Veillon 4828 (NOU); H, McPherson 3323 (NOU). Scale bar: 2 cm.