Connarus pickeringii A.Gray belongs to the Connaraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Connarus pickeringii, Plunkett, G 3196--Fiji. Across the road from Waisali RF. 8 Nov 2015. DSC00330 (230).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Oxalidales
Family
Connaraceae
Genus
Connarus
Specific Epithet
pickeringii
Authorship
A.Gray
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
Epiphytic liana on large tree, 8 m above ground, growing in at edge of logging road, just uphill of the Waisali Rainforest Reserve. Fruits green.
