Quintinia oreophila, Lowry, P 7384--New Caledonia. Mont Humboldt. 14 Nov 2015. DSC02401 (152).JPG
Quintinia oreophila (Schltr.) Schltr. belongs to the Paracryphiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Paracryphiales
Family
Paracryphiaceae
Genus
Quintinia
Specific Epithet
oreophila
Authorship
(Schltr.) Schltr.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 13.8
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
6.9
Global rank
#1,697 of 335,497
Top 0.6%
Extinction probability
50%
Location
New Caledonia, Province Sud
-22.030611, 166.467667
Location Remarks
Mt. Dzumac, along road toward Mt. Ouin, just beyond the junction with the road into the Ouinné River Valley. Dense forest just below road. Non-ultramafic substrate. 910 m elev.
Collectors
Jerome Munzinger, Porter P. Lowry II, Martin W. Callmander, David Bruy, Bruce Gray, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Branched shrub ca. 1.5 m tall. Flowers pale pink, pedicels reddish purple.
