Koelreuteria elegans (Seem.) A.C.Sm. belongs to the Sapindaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kohlreuteria elegans, Lowry, P 7357A--Fiji. Drekeki Riv. 5 Nov 2015. DSC09708 (10).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Family
Sapindaceae
Genus
Koelreuteria
Specific Epithet
elegans
Authorship
(Seem.) A.C.Sm.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 8.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.8
Global rank
#55,221 of 335,497
Top 17%
Extinction probability
12%
Location
Fiji, Vanua Levu (Macuata, Dreketi)
-16.597583, 178.880333
Location Remarks
Remnant dry forest along Nabouwalu Road from Labasa to Nabavatu, c. 500 m south of junction to Irrigation Statioin. 6m elev.
Collectors
Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Alivereti Naikatini, Bruce Gray
Notes
Very weedy roadside vegetation with lots of Cinnamomum; mostly pasture. Blown-over tree c. 8 m; regrowth from horizontal branches.
