Lepidocupania globosa (Adema) Buerki, Callm., Munzinger & Lowry belongs to the Sapindaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Lepidocupania globosa, Lowry, P 7404--New Caledonia. Creek Hervouet. 19 Nov 2015. DSC03817 (97).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Family
Sapindaceae
Genus
Lepidocupania
Specific Epithet
globosa
Authorship
(Adema) Buerki, Callm., Munzinger & Lowry
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#76,136 of 335,497
Top 23%
Extinction probability
25%
Location
New Caledonia, Province Nord
-20.283917, 164.198000
Location Remarks
Route RPN 9; Petit creek en bas du Col d'Arama. Col d'Arama Maquis. Phtenite substrate. 230 m elev.
Collectors
Porter P. Lowry II, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Branched tree ca. 6 m tall. Leaves dark green above, slightly paler below. Fruits dark orangish green, aril red. Undulate leaf margin; many domatia. On the margin of a pasture.
