Sphenostemon pachycladus, Lowry, P 7368--New Caledonia. Mont Dzumac. 12 Nov 2015. DSC01563 (72).JPG
Sphenostemon pachycladus Baill. belongs to the Paracryphiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
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%
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.
