Meryta denhamii, Lowry, P 6881--New Caledonia, Avangui Forest, Creek Hervrouet, 12 Nov 2007, 015 (3).jpg
Meryta denhamii Seem. belongs to the Araliaceae family. Flora of the World contains 3 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
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%
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.
