Smilax vitiensis (Seem.) A.DC. belongs to the Smilacaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Lowry, P 7343

November 5, 2015

Location

Fiji, Vanua Levu (Macuata, Seaqaqa)

-16.588333, 179.131056

Location Remarks

Navesidrua Settlement on Cross Island Road, near Seaqaqa Pine Station, c. 1.5 km northwest from junction of Cross Island Road and Nabouwalu Road. 165 m elev.

Collectors

Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger, Bruce Gray, Gregory M. Plunkett, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Alivereti Naikatini

Notes

Disturbed forest adjacent to pine plantation. Various places along a trail. Liana.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Liliales

Family

Smilacaceae

Genus

Smilax

Specific Epithet

vitiensis

Authorship

(Seem.) A.DC.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.8

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#153,303 of 335,497

Top 46%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →