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
Family
Connaraceae
Genus
Connarus
Specific Epithet
pickeringii
Authorship
A. Gray
11/8/2015
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.
