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This occurrence of Parasitaxus usta (Vieill.) de Laub. ([Veillon, J. M 7931]) was collected on November 20, 2007 in New Caledonia. Flora of the World includes 19 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Podocarpaceae
Genus
Parasitaxus
Specific Epithet
usta
Authorship
(Vieill.) de Laub.
Taxonomic Opinions
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 →