Decaspermum vitiense (A.Gray) Nied. belongs to the Myrtaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Tuiwawa, M 4921

February 8, 2011

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

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Family

Myrtaceae

Genus

Decaspermum

Specific Epithet

vitiense

Authorship

(A.Gray) Nied.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.8

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.4

Global rank

#126,975 of 335,497

Top 38%

Extinction probability

12%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →