Canacomyrica
| Canacomyrica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Myricaceae |
| Genus: | Canacomyrica Guillaumin |
| Species: | C. monticola |
| Binomial name | |
| Canacomyrica monticola Guillaumin | |
Canacomyrica is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Myricaceae containing the single species Canacomyrica monticola. It is endemic to New Caledonia. This endangered tree or small shrub is limited to ultramafic serpentine soils.[1]
Conservation
This species is known from eleven sites in the southern province of New Caledonia. It is threatened by mining, bushfires, and logging.[1]
Notes
- 1 2 Herbert, J. 2004. Canacomyrica monticola. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004. Downloaded on 16 October 2015.
References
- Kubitzki, K. (1993). In Kubitzki, K. (Series Editor): The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants, Vol.2: K. Kubitzki, Rohwer, J. G., & Bittrich, V. (volume editors), p. 456. Springer-Verlag Berlin ISBN 3-540-55509-9.
- Herbert, J.; Chase, M. W.; Möller, M.; Abbott, R. J. (2006). "Nuclear and plastid DNA sequences confirm the placement of the enigmatic Canacomyrica monticola in Myricaceae". Taxon. 55 (2): 349–357. doi:10.2307/25065582. JSTOR 25065582.
- Kumar, S.; Stohlgren, T. J. (2009). "Maxent modeling for predicting suitable habitat for threatened and endangered tree Canacomyrica monticola in New Caledonia" (PDF). Journal of Ecology and Natural Environment. 1 (4): 94–98.
External links
- "Canacomyrica fact file". Arkive. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- Site Association Endémia from New Caledonia with photos of Canacomyrica monticola
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