Native to Fiji, Samoa (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Family
Sapindaceae
Genus
Guioa
Specific Epithet
rhoifolia
Authorship
(A.Gray) Radlk.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.5
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
#286,420 of 335,497
Top 86%
Extinction probability
12%
Location
Fiji, Viti Levu, Central (Naitasiri, Vuna)
-18.061667, 178.469722
Location Remarks
Colo-i-Suva Forest Park, north of Suva on Princes Road. Tropical evergreen humid forest. 71 m elev.
Collectors
Martin W. Callmander, Jerome Munzinger, Laure Barrabe, Porter P. Lowry II, Marika Tuiwawa, Alivereti Naikatini, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Arbre 10m, aubier rose; face inf. folioles vert clair; fr. vert, 3-lobe; arrillode recouvrant la graine, orange.
Location
Fiji, Viti Levu, Western (Nadroga-Navosa, Nadarivatu)
-17.564806, 177.958333
Location Remarks
Nadarivatu Nature Reserve, ca. 20 km south-southeast of Tavua. Along the road. Disturbed humid forest. 808 m elev.
Collectors
Martin W. Callmander, Jerome Munzinger, Laure Barrabe, Porter P. Lowry II, Marika Tuiwawa, F. Tuiwawa, Alivereti Naikatini, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Arbuste 5m; fl. zygomorphes, pétales blancs, base étamines blanche, anthère rose, style exert.