Hedycarya dorstenioides, Lowry, P 7342--Fiji. Vesidrua Vill. 5 Nov 2015. DSC09215 (190).JPG
Hedycarya dorstenioides A.Gray belongs to the Monimiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Laurales
Family
Monimiaceae
Genus
Hedycarya
Specific Epithet
dorstenioides
Authorship
A.Gray
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 4.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#215,961 of 335,497
Top 65%
Extinction probability
6%
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. Shrub 3 m.
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
Slender shrub, 2.5 m tall, growing in dense forest and at edge of logging road. Young fruits green.
