Balanops sparsifolia (Schltr.) Hjelmq. belongs to the Balanopaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Balanops, JMunzinger4854--New Caledonia. Plateau de Dogny. 19 Nov 07. 235.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Balanopaceae
Genus
Balanops
Specific Epithet
sparsifolia
Authorship
(Schltr.) Hjelmq.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 14.5
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
2.0
Global rank
#14,888 of 335,497
Top 5%
Extinction probability
16%
Location
New Caledonia, South
-22.504167, 166.000000
Location Remarks
Sommet du Mont Do.
Collectors
Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger, Chrissen Gemmill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
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
