Strasburgeria robusta, Lowry, P 7371--New Caledonia. Mont Dzumac. 12 Nov 2015. DSC01563 (226).JPG
Endemic to New Caledonia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
New Caledonia, Province Sud
-22.030611, 166.467667
Location Remarks
Mt. Dzumac, along road toward Mt. Ouin, just beyond the junction with the road into the Ouinné River Valley. Dense forest just below road. Non-ultramafic substrate. 910 m elev.
Collectors
Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger, Martin W. Callmander, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Bruce Gray, Daniel Letocart, Irène Letocart, David Bruy
Notes
Tree ca. 6 m tall, moderately branched. Leaves dark green above, paler beneath. Calyx medium yellow green, old corolla orangish mottled brownish purple. Fruit yellow green when young, turning dark green.
Location
New Caledonia, South
-22.504167, 166
Location Remarks
Sommet du Mont Do.
Collectors
Porter P. Lowry II, Chrissen Gemmill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Crossosomatales
Family
Strasburgeriaceae
Genus
Strasburgeria
Specific Epithet
robusta
Authorship
(Vieill. ex Pancher & Sebert) Guillaumin
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 27.6
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
1.4
Global rank
#24,882 of 335,497
Top 8%
Extinction probability
5%
