Hedycarya dorstenioides, Lowry, P 7342--Fiji. Vesidrua Vill. 5 Nov 2015. DSC09215 (190).JPG
Native to Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
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
Gregory M. Plunkett, Jerome Munzinger, Porter P. Lowry II, 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.
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%
