Balanops pedicellata (Guillaumin) Hjelmq. belongs to the Balanopaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Tuiwawa, M 4945

February 9, 2011

Location

Fiji, Viti Levu

-17.720278, 178.033611

Location Remarks

Monasavu Rd., 3.5 km past Monasavu Dam access rd., along road toward Tavua. Humid forest. 960 m elev.

Collectors

Marika Tuiwawa, F. Tuiwawa, Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger, Sven Buerki, Martin W. Callmander, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Tree 4-5 m.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Balanopaceae

Genus

Balanops

Specific Epithet

pedicellata

Authorship

(Guillaumin) Hjelmq.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 14.6

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

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

1.1

Global rank

#35,891 of 335,497

Top 11%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →