Meryta oxylaena Baill. belongs to the Araliaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Meryta oxylaena, PLowry x--New Caledonia. Aoupinie. 15 Nov 07. 348.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Apiales
Family
Araliaceae
Genus
Meryta
Specific Epithet
oxylaena
Authorship
Baill.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 4.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.7
Global rank
#68,070 of 335,497
Top 21%
Extinction probability
17%
Location
New Caledonia, North
-21.321750, 165.074500
Location Remarks
Avangui, ca. 2.5 km W of Forêt Français on RPN 1, on N side of road at crossing over Creek Hervouet. Sclerophyllous forest on calcareous substrate with some ultramafic colluvium.
Collectors
Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger, Chrissen Gemmill, Jean-Noel Labat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
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
Jerome Munzinger, Porter P. Lowry II, Martin W. Callmander, David Bruy, Bruce Gray, Daniel Letocart, Irène Letocart, B. Besse, P. Mercier, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Monocaulous tree ca. 4 m tall. Male inflorescence pale orangish yellow, smelling like wet cedar wood.
