Sphenostemon pachycladus, Lowry, P 7368--New Caledonia. Mont Dzumac. 12 Nov 2015. DSC01563 (72).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, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Bruce Gray, Daniel Letocart, Irène Letocart, David Bruy
Notes
Branched tree ca. 7-8 m tall. Leaves dark green above, pale yellow green below. Inflorescence axes pale green, flowers yellow.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Paracryphiales
Family
Paracryphiaceae
Genus
Sphenostemon
Specific Epithet
pachycladus
Authorship
Baill.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 10.9
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#102,896 of 335,497
Top 31%
Extinction probability
5%
