Meryta denhamii, Lowry, P 6881--New Caledonia, Avangui Forest, Creek Hervrouet, 12 Nov 2007, 015 (3).jpg
Endemic to New Caledonia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
New Caledonia, North
-21.32175, 165.0745
Location Remarks
Avangui, ca. 2.5 km W of Forêt Français on RPN 1, on N side of road at crossing over Creek Hervouet. Sclerophyllous forest on calcareous substrate with some ultramafic colluvium.
Collectors
Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger, Chrissen Gemmill, Jean-Noel Labat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Location
New Caledonia, Province du Sud
-21.028861, 165.296083
Location Remarks
Vallée de la Tchamba, forêt de crête, bord de piste, sol volcano-sédimentaire. 49 m elev.
Collectors
Martin W. Callmander, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Bruce Gray, David Bruy, Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger
Notes
Branched tree ca. 6 m tall. Young fruits pale green.
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, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Sparsely branched tree ca. 4 m tall. Young infructescences pale yellow green.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Apiales
Family
Araliaceae
Genus
Meryta
Specific Epithet
denhamii
Authorship
Seem.
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#99,737 of 335,497
Top 30%
Extinction probability
17%
