Purpureostemon ciliatus, Callmander, M 1252--New Caledonia. Col d'Arama. 16 Nov 2015. DSC02942 (43).JPG
Endemic to New Caledonia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
New Caledonia, Province Nord
-20.283917, 164.198
Location Remarks
Route RPN 9; Petit creek en bas du Col d'Arama. Col d'Arama Maquis. Phtenite substrate. 230 m elev.
Collectors
Jerome Munzinger, Porter P. Lowry II, Martin W. Callmander, David Bruy, Bruce Gray, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Low sub-shrub to 30 cm tall. Stamens bright red. Fruit dark purple.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Myrtaceae
Genus
Purpureostemon
Specific Epithet
ciliatus
Authorship
(Forst.) Gugerli
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 10.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#114,223 of 335,497
Top 35%
Extinction probability
6%
