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Taxon

Amborella trichopoda Baill.

Protologue Hist. Pl. (Baillon) 1: 328. 1869 [Jan-May 1869]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
EDGE Watch • Least Concern
Amborella trichopoda, J. Munzinger 6560--New Caledonia. Tchamba. Grotie Kou. 16 Feb 2011. 176 (6).jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Amborella trichopoda  Munsinger, J 4789--New Caledonia, Aoupinie, 15 ov 2007  291 (4).jpg

Amborella trichopoda Munsinger, J 4789--New Caledonia, Aoupinie, 15 ov 2007 291 (4).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Sharon R. Christoph

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Sharon R. Christoph

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Sharon R. Christoph

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Amborella trichopoda  Munsinger, J 4789--New Caledonia, Aoupinie, 15 ov 2007  291 (9).jpg

Amborella trichopoda Munsinger, J 4789--New Caledonia, Aoupinie, 15 ov 2007 291 (9).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Sharon R. Christoph

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Sharon R. Christoph

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By Sharon R. Christoph

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Endemic to New Caledonia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Munzinger, J 6560

February 16, 2011

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

Munzinger J., et al. 4789

November 15, 2007

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

No collection number

February 20, 1988

Location

United States, California (UC Santa Cruz Arboretum)

Location Remarks

1156 High St., Santa Cruz

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Amborellales

Family

Amborellaceae

Genus

Amborella

Specific Epithet

trichopoda

Authorship

Baill.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Very high

ED 139.4

Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.

EDGE Watch

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

8.0

Global rank

#1,140 of 335,497

Top 0.4%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →