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Occurrence
Human Observation
Least Concern

Davidson C., et al. s.n.

January 23, 2010

New Caledonia

This occurrence of Podocarpus novae-caledoniae Vieill. (Davidson C., et al. s.n.) was collected on January 23, 2010 in New Caledonia. Flora of the World includes 9 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Podocarpus novae-caledoniae, not coll.--New Caledonia. 515 (1).jpg

Podocarpus novae-caledoniae, not coll.--New Caledonia. 515 (1).jpg

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Podocarpaceae

Genus

Podocarpus

Specific Epithet

novae-caledoniae

Authorship

Vieill.

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 5.8

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#690 of 1,090

Top 1,000 globally

This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 6 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.

Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →