Occurrence
EDGE • Endangered

Munzinger, J 4830

November 17, 2007

New Caledonia

This occurrence of Retrophyllum minus (Carrière) C.N.Page (Munzinger, J 4830) was collected on November 17, 2007 in New Caledonia. Flora of the World includes 8 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Retrophyllum minor, JMunzinger4830--New Caledonia. Parc Prov. Riviere Bleue. 18 Nov 07. 003 (4).jpg

Retrophyllum minor, JMunzinger4830--New Caledonia. Parc Prov. Riviere Bleue. 18 Nov 07. 003 (4).jpg

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Podocarpaceae

Genus

Retrophyllum

Specific Epithet

minus

Authorship

(Carrière) C.N.Page

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

High

ED 7.2

Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.

EDGE List

Threat status

Endangered

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

3.2

Global rank

#110 of 1,090

Top 1,000 globally

This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 7 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.

Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →