in the course of evaluating Ebenaceae for the Catalogue of the vascular Plants of Madagascar (MAdAgASCAr CATALogue, 2013), and subsequently clarifying the nomenclature of more than half of the currently recognized species (SChATz & LoWry, 2011), the identity of several names remained uncertain because their types had not yet been located, and/or there was confusion about their typification. recent examination of several specimens collected in Madagascar by Jules Prosper goudot in the herbarium of the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la ville de geneve confirms that they include material that should be considered the types of two names: Diospyros leucocalyx hiern and Maba madagascariensis A. dC. Jules P. goudot, not to be confused with his brother Justin, who collected plants in South America, was born in the Jura region of France, and died at some unknown date in Madagascar, having probably returned there in 1861 after the death of queen ranavalona i, who had expelled him along with other French in 1858 (dorr, 1997). having married a Merina and become fluent in Malagasy, goudot’s Malagasy nickname, Bibikely or insect, reflected his equally consuming passion for collecting insects in addition to plants. in this note we provide information clarifying both the identity and typification of Diospyros leucocalyx and Maba madagascariensis. Systematics