Hernandia cordigera, JMunzinger4783--New Caledonia. Aoupinie. 15 Nov 07. 416.jpg
Hernandia cordigera Vieill. belongs to the Hernandiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
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%
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
Location
New Caledonia
-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.
