Diospyros calciphila F. White in Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B,

Adansonia 14: 206. 1993.

Holotypus: NEW CALEDONIA. Prov. des Îles: Lifou, Hapétra, [20°57’33’’S 167°14’00’’E], 5.IX.1965, fr., Schmid 661 (P [P00057303]!; iso-: NOU [NOU00572]!, P [P00057304, P00057305]!).

= Diospyros inexplorata F. White in Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 14: 190. 1993. Holotypus: NEW CALEDONIA. Prov. Sud: Kuébini, Île Nou, [22°15’36’’S 167°01’58’’E], 2 m, 29.X.1970, fr., MacKee 22791 (P [P00057308]!; iso-: K [K000792722]!), syn. nov.

Notes. – Diospyros inexplorata, based on a single specimen from Île Nou, corresponds in all respects to D. calciphila, including its occurrence on limestone of coral origin. The fruits on the type of D. inexplorata are only slightly larger than those normally encountered throughout the range of D. calciphila, which occurs primarily on limestone substrate in the Îles Loyauté, and less commonly on ultramafic substrate on the l’Île des Pins (WHITE, 1993a, 1993b).