Plerandra insolita A.C.Sm. belongs to the Araliaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Plerandra insolita, Plunkett, G 3186--Fiji. Waisali Rainf. Reserve. 4 Nov 2015. DSC08848 (230).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Apiales
Family
Araliaceae
Genus
Plerandra
Specific Epithet
insolita
Authorship
A.C.Sm.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#264,725 of 335,497
Top 79%
Extinction probability
19%
Location
Fiji, Vanua Levu (Cakaudrove Province)
-16.637389, 179.212639
Location Remarks
Waisali Rain Forest Reserve. On Cross Island Road, c. 30 km north of Hibiscus Highway in Savusavu. Places along the loop trail to a small stream. 420-470 m elev.
Collectors
Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger, Gregory M. Plunkett, Bruce Gray, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Alivereti Naikatini
Notes
Humid upland rainforest on a steep hillside. Treelet (monocaul) 2.5 m. Fruits green, becoming dark purple.
Location
Fiji, Vanua Levu (Cakaudrove Province, Wailevu district)
-16.645028, 179.203722
Location Remarks
Waisali Rainforest Reserve c. 30 km north of Hibiscus Highway in Savusavu on Cross Island Road; then southwest and downhill on a abandoned former logging road, now eroding. Much disturbance but an interesting understory persists. 420-460 m elev.
Collectors
Jerome Munzinger, Porter P. Lowry II, Gregory M. Plunkett, Alivereti Naikatini, Bruce Gray, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Monocaul tree 3.5-4 m, in forest and at edge of logging road. Fruits green maturing to purple-black.
