Native to Fiji, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Queensland, Sulawesi, Tonga, Vanuatu, Western Australia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Munzinger, J 7396

November 10, 2015

Location

New Caledonia, Province du Sud

-21.028861, 165.296083

Location Remarks

Vallée de la Tchamba, forêt de crête, bord de piste, sol volcano-sédimentaire. 49 m elev.

Collectors

Martin W. Callmander, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Bruce Gray, David Bruy, Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger

Notes

Liana. Flowers white; long-exserted stamens.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Family

Capparaceae

Genus

Capparis

Specific Epithet

quiniflora

Authorship

DC.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.2

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

0.3

Global rank

#143,495 of 335,497

Top 43%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →