Not collected
This occurrence of Parasitaxus usta (Vieill.) de Laub. (Not collected) was collected on November 12, 2015 in New Caledonia. Flora of the World includes 12 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Parasitaxus usta--New Caledonia. Mont Dzumac. 12 Nov 2015. DSC01563 (15).JPG
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Podocarpaceae
Genus
Parasitaxus
Specific Epithet
usta
Authorship
(Vieill.) de Laub.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 101.6
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
24.4
Global rank
#9 of 1,090
Top 100 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 101 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →