Joinvillea plicata, Lowry, P 7332--Fiji. Delaikoro Mtn. 3 Nov 2015. DSC08393 (311).JPG
Native to Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Solomon Is., Vanuatu (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Fiji, Vanua Levu (Cakaudrove Prov.)
-16.626667, 179.017556
Location Remarks
Delaikoro Mountain. Road to cell tower, near the top. 926 m elev.
Collectors
Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger, Gregory M. Plunkett, Bruce Gray, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Alivereti Naikatini
Notes
Humid, mid-elevation forest to low, open cloud forest farther up the steep slopes. Climber to 1.5 m.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Joinvilleaceae
Genus
Joinvillea
Specific Epithet
plicata
Authorship
(Hook.f.) Newell & B.C.Stone
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#283,147 of 335,497
Top 85%
Extinction probability
10%
