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Taxon

Gossia alaternoides (Brongn. & Gris) N.Snow

Protologue Austrobaileya 8(2): 180. 2010 [7 Dec 2010]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (373).JPG

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (373).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (356).JPG

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (356).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (365).JPG

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (365).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (371).JPG

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (371).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (352).JPG

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (352).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (364).JPG

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (364).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (362).JPG

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (362).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (353).JPG

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (353).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (370).JPG

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (370).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (360).JPG

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (360).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (366).JPG

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (366).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (349).JPG

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (349).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (361).JPG

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (361).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (369).JPG

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (369).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (363).JPG

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (363).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (354).JPG

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (354).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (358).JPG

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (358).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (355).JPG

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (355).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (350).JPG

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (350).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (372).JPG

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (372).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (359).JPG

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (359).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (367).JPG

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (367).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (357).JPG

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (357).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (351).JPG

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (351).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (368).JPG

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (368).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (374).JPG

Gossia alaternoides, Callmander, M 1273--New Caledonia. PinPin. 20 Nov 2015. DSC03938 (374).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Endemic to New Caledonia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Callmander M.W., et al. 1273

November 20, 2015

Location

New Caledonia, Province Sud

-22.030611, 166.467667

Location Remarks

Mt. Dzumac, along road toward Mt. Ouin, just beyond the junction with the road into the Ouinné River Valley. Dense forest just below road. Non-ultramafic substrate. 910 m elev.

Collectors

Martin W. Callmander, Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Bruce Gray, Gildas Gâteblé, Dominique Fleurot

Notes

Shrub. Young leaves with dense white indument. Petals white tinted with red outside. Anthers yellow.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Family

Myrtaceae

Genus

Gossia

Specific Epithet

alaternoides

Authorship

(Brongn. & Gris) N.Snow

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.0

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

0.4

Global rank

#108,510 of 335,497

Top 33%

Extinction probability

17%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →