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Taxon

Retrophyllum minus (Carrière) C.N.Page

Protologue Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 45(2): 380. 1989 [dt. 1988; publ. 1989] (as 'minor')BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
EDGE • Endangered
Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (17).jpg

Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (17).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (24).jpg

Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (24).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (23).jpg

Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (23).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (16).jpg

Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (16).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (26).jpg

Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (26).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (20).jpg

Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (20).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (12).jpg

Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (12).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (13).jpg

Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (13).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (18).jpg

Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (18).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (15).jpg

Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (15).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (25).jpg

Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (25).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (19).jpg

Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (19).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (22).jpg

Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (22).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (14).jpg

Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (14).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (21).jpg

Retrophyllum minus, not. coll.--New Caledonia. Chute de Madeleine. 489 (21).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Retrophyllum minor, JMunzinger4830--New Caledonia. Parc Prov. Riviere Bleue. 18 Nov 07. 003 (4).jpg

Retrophyllum minor, JMunzinger4830--New Caledonia. Parc Prov. Riviere Bleue. 18 Nov 07. 003 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Retrophyllum minor, JMunzinger4830--New Caledonia. Parc Prov. Riviere Bleue. 18 Nov 07. 003 (3).jpg

Retrophyllum minor, JMunzinger4830--New Caledonia. Parc Prov. Riviere Bleue. 18 Nov 07. 003 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Retrophyllum minor, JMunzinger4830--New Caledonia. Parc Prov. Riviere Bleue. 18 Nov 07. 003.jpg

Retrophyllum minor, JMunzinger4830--New Caledonia. Parc Prov. Riviere Bleue. 18 Nov 07. 003.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Retrophyllum minor, JMunzinger4830--New Caledonia. Parc Prov. Riviere Bleue. 18 Nov 07. 003 (1).jpg

Retrophyllum minor, JMunzinger4830--New Caledonia. Parc Prov. Riviere Bleue. 18 Nov 07. 003 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Retrophyllum minor, JMunzinger4830--New Caledonia. Parc Prov. Riviere Bleue. 18 Nov 07. 003 (6).jpg

Retrophyllum minor, JMunzinger4830--New Caledonia. Parc Prov. Riviere Bleue. 18 Nov 07. 003 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Retrophyllum minor, JMunzinger4830--New Caledonia. Parc Prov. Riviere Bleue. 18 Nov 07. 003 (2).jpg

Retrophyllum minor, JMunzinger4830--New Caledonia. Parc Prov. Riviere Bleue. 18 Nov 07. 003 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Retrophyllum minor, JMunzinger4830--New Caledonia. Parc Prov. Riviere Bleue. 18 Nov 07. 003 (5).jpg

Retrophyllum minor, JMunzinger4830--New Caledonia. Parc Prov. Riviere Bleue. 18 Nov 07. 003 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Retrophyllum minor, JMunzinger4830--New Caledonia. Parc Prov. Riviere Bleue. 18 Nov 07. 003 (7).jpg

Retrophyllum minor, JMunzinger4830--New Caledonia. Parc Prov. Riviere Bleue. 18 Nov 07. 003 (7).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Endemic to New Caledonia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson C., et al. s.n.

January 24, 2010

Location

New Caledonia, South

-22.504167, 166

Location Remarks

Sommet du Mont Do.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Martin W. Callmander, Sven Buerki, Laure Barrabe, D. Garnier, Porter P. Lowry II, Sharon R. Christoph

Munzinger J. 4830

November 18, 2007

Location

New Caledonia, South Province

-21.44, 165.352194

Location Remarks

South flank of Me Maoya. Reserve de la Nodela, nord de Bourail. 597 m elev.

Collectors

Jerome Munzinger

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Podocarpaceae

Genus

Retrophyllum

Specific Epithet

minus

Authorship

(Carrière) C.N.Page

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

High

ED 7.2

Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.

EDGE List

Threat status

Endangered

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

3.2

Global rank

#110 of 1,090

Top 1,000 globally

This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 7 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.

Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →