Xeronema moorei, Lowry, P 7381--New Caledonia. Mont Humboldt. 14 Nov 2015. DSC02401 (92).JPG
Endemic to New Caledonia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
New Caledonia, Province Sud
-22.030611, 166.467667
Location Remarks
Mt. Dzumac, along road toward Mt. Ouin, just beyond the junction with the road into the Ouinné River Valley. Dense forest just below road. Non-ultramafic substrate. 910 m elev.
Collectors
Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger, Martin W. Callmander, David Bruy, Bruce Gray, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Inflorescence axes pale green, flowers bright red.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Xeronemataceae
Genus
Xeronema
Specific Epithet
moorei
Authorship
Brongn. & Gris
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 41.5
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
2.5
Global rank
#10,294 of 335,497
Top 4%
Extinction probability
6%
