Planchonella vitiensis Gillespie belongs to the Sapotaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Planchonella vitiensis, Munzinger, J 7346--Fiji. Delaikoro Mtn. 3 Nov 2015. DSC08393 (338).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Sapotaceae
Genus
Planchonella
Specific Epithet
vitiensis
Authorship
Gillespie
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#165,292 of 335,497
Top 50%
Extinction probability
18%
Location
Fiji, Vanua Levu (Cakaudrove Prov.)
-16.626667, 179.017556
Location Remarks
Delaikoro Mountain. Road to cell tower, near the top. 926 m elev.
Collectors
Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger, Gregory M. Plunkett, Bruce Gray, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Alivereti Naikatini
Notes
Humid, mid-elevation forest to low, open cloud forest farther up the steep slopes. Tree 7-8 m.
