Lethedon balansae (Baill.) Kosterm. belongs to the Thymelaeaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Lethedon, JMunzinger4749--New Caledonia. Mandjelia. 13 Nov 07. 224.jpg
Family
Thymelaeaceae
Genus
Lethedon
Specific Epithet
balansae
Authorship
(Baill.) Kosterm.
11/12/2007
Location
New Caledonia, North
-21.321750, 165.074500
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
11/20/2015
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, Gildas Gâteblé, Dominique Fleurot
Notes
Shrub 1-1.5 m.
