Native to Bismarck Archipelago, Fiji, Maluku, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Queensland, Santa Cruz Is., Solomon Is., Vanuatu (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 5 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
New Caledonia, South, Bourail
-22.503056, 165.556667
Location Remarks
Haute Téné, propriété de Mr. Jacques. (Upper Tene River Valley)
Collectors
Location
New Caledonia, North
-21.32175, 165.0745
Location Remarks
Avangui, ca. 2.5 km W of Forêt Français on RPN 1, on N side of road at crossing over Creek Hervouet. Sclerophyllous forest on calcareous substrate with some ultramafic colluvium.
Collectors
Jerome Munzinger, Porter P. Lowry II, Chrissen Gemmill, Jean-Noel Labat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Location
New Caledonia, South Province
-21.44, 165.352194
Location Remarks
South flank of Me Maoya. Reserve de la Nodela, nord de Bourail. 597 m elev.
Collectors
Jerome Munzinger, Porter P. Lowry II, Martin W. Callmander, Sven Buerki, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Daniel Letocart, Irène Letocart
Notes
Scandent shrub 3 m.
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
Location
New Caledonia, North
-21.32175, 165.0745
Location Remarks
Avangui, ca. 2.5 km W of Forêt Français on RPN 1, on N side of road at crossing over Creek Hervouet. Sclerophyllous forest on calcareous substrate with some ultramafic colluvium.
Collectors
Jerome Munzinger, Porter P. Lowry II, Chrissen Gemmill, Jean-Noel Labat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Primulaceae
Genus
Tapeinosperma
Authorship
Hook.f.