Native to Fiji, Vanuatu (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
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.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Balanopaceae
Genus
Balanops
Specific Epithet
pedicellata
Authorship
(Guillaumin) Hjelmq.
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%