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During floristic exploration in the tropical evergreen forests of Prachuap Khiri Khan, the second author collected specimens of an unfamiliar species of Diospyros.It has narrowly cylindrical fruits resembling the fruit of Carica papaya 'Khaekdam'.After careful consultation of the literature and herbarium specimens, supported by phylogenetic analyses using multiple plastid DNA sequences, we concluded that these specimens are morphologically distinct from any known species.Therefore, a new species is described below.
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