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
Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger, Martin W. Callmander, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Bruce Gray, David Bruy
Notes
Branched tree ca. 8 m tall. Leaves dark green, shiny above, very pale below. Young leaves with ferruginous indument. Mature fruits brown, with ferruginous indument.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Family
Sapindaceae
Genus
Podonephelium
Specific Epithet
cristagalli
Authorship
Munzinger, Lowry, Callm. & Buerki
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
2.8
Global rank
#8,697 of 335,497
Top 3%
Extinction probability
94%