Balanops sparsifolia (Schltr.) Hjelmq. belongs to the Balanopaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Balanopaceae
Genus
Balanops
Specific Epithet
sparsifolia
Authorship
(Schltr.) Hjelmq.
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
Location Remarks
Sommet du Mont Do.
Collectors
Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger, Chrissen Gemmill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Location
New Caledonia, North
-21.32175, 165.0745
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