Balanops pedicellata (Guillaumin) Hjelmq. belongs to the Balanopaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Balanops pedicellata, M. Tuiwawa 4945--Fiji. Nadarivatu Nature Reserve. 10 Feb 2011. 026 (321).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Balanopaceae
Genus
Balanops
Specific Epithet
pedicellata
Authorship
(Guillaumin) Hjelmq.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 14.6
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.1
Global rank
#35,891 of 335,497
Top 11%
Extinction probability
10%
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.
