Native to Gilbert Is., Nauru, New Caledonia, Norfolk Is., Queensland, Vanuatu; introduced into China Southeast, Florida, Taiwan (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
United States, Florida (Marie Selby Botanical Gardens)
Location Remarks
811 S. Palm Ave., Sarasota
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)
25.676781, -80.272034
Location Remarks
10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Ochrosia
Specific Epithet
elliptica
Authorship
Labill.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#295,000 of 335,497
Top 88%
Extinction probability
5%