Plerandra pickeringii A.Gray belongs to the Araliaceae family. Flora of the World contains 3 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Plerandra pickeringii, Lowry, P 7359--Fiji. Near Bagasu village. 7 Nov 2015. DSC00311 (2).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Apiales
Family
Araliaceae
Genus
Plerandra
Specific Epithet
pickeringii
Authorship
A.Gray
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
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#314,346 of 335,497
Top 94%
Extinction probability
5%
Location
Fiji, Vanua Levu (Cakaudrove Province, Cakaudrove district)
-16.703194, 179.726056
Location Remarks
Along Hibiscus Highway. Nasuva near Bagasau village. Humid forest. 5 m elev.
Collectors
Jerome Munzinger, Porter P. Lowry II, Gregory M. Plunkett, Alivereti Naikatini, Bruce Gray, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Steep rocky outcrop. Tree (monocaul), 5 m. Staminate plant.
Location
Fiji, Viti Levu
-17.720278, 178.033611
Location Remarks
Monasavu Rd., 3.5 km past Monasavu Dam access rd., along road toward Tavua. Humid forest. 960 m elev.
Collectors
Marika Tuiwawa, F. Tuiwawa, Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger, Sven Buerki, Martin W. Callmander, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Sparsely branched tree 8 m.
Location
Fiji, Vanua Levu (Macuata, Seaqaqa)
-16.588333, 179.131056
Location Remarks
Navesidrua Settlement on Cross Island Road, near Seaqaqa Pine Station, c. 1.5 km northwest from junction of Cross Island Road and Nabouwalu Road. 165 m elev.
Collectors
Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger, Bruce Gray, Gregory M. Plunkett, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Alivereti Naikatini
Notes
Disturbed forest adjacent to pine plantation. Various places along a trail. Tree (monocaul) 8 m.
