Native to 68 botanical countries across Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, and Southern America; introduced into Juan Fernández Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 4 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Fiji, Vanua Levu (Cakaudrove Prov.)
-16.626667, 179.017556
Location Remarks
Delaikoro Mountain. Road to cell tower, near the top. 926 m elev.
Collectors
Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger, Gregory M. Plunkett, Bruce Gray, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Alivereti Naikatini
Notes
Humid, mid-elevation forest to low, open cloud forest farther up the steep slopes. Tree 8 m.
Location
New Caledonia, South
-22.504167, 166
Location Remarks
Sommet du Mont Do.
Collectors
Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger, Chrissen Gemmill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Location
Fiji, Vanua Levu (Macuata, Seaqaqa)
-16.588333, 179.131056
Location Remarks
Navesidrua Settlement on Cross Island Road, near Seaqaqa Pine Station, c. 1.5 km northwest from junction of Cross Island Road and Nabouwalu Road. 165 m elev.
Collectors
Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger, Bruce Gray, Gregory M. Plunkett, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Alivereti Naikatini
Notes
Disturbed forest adjacent to pine plantation. Various places along a trail. Tree ? m. Fruit dark purple.
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
Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger, Chrissen Gemmill, Jean-Noel Labat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Laurales
Family
Lauraceae
Genus
Cryptocarya
Authorship
R.Br.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
1.3
Global rank
#28,490 of 335,497
Top 9%
Extinction probability
47%