Endemic to New Caledonia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
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, Martin W. Callmander, Porter P. Lowry II, Sven Buerki, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Large tree with a spreading crown.
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
Laurales
Family
Hernandiaceae
Genus
Hernandia
Specific Epithet
cordigera
Authorship
Vieill.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 25.4
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
1.2
Global rank
#30,843 of 335,497
Top 10%
Extinction probability
6%