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]
Canacomyrica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Myricaceae |
Genus: | Canacomyrica Guillaumin |
Species: | C. monticola
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Binomial name | |
Canacomyrica monticola Guillaumin
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Conservation
editThis species is known from eleven sites in the southern province of New Caledonia. It is threatened by mining, bushfires, and logging.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Veillon, J.-M.; Amice, R.; Bruy, D.; Butin, J.-P.; Fleurot, D.; Garnier, D.; Gâteblé, G.; Goxe, J.; Suprin, B. (2020). "Canacomyrica monticola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44725A136828331. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T44725A136828331.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- 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.
External links
edit- "Canacomyrica fact file". Arkive. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- Site Association Endémia from New Caledonia with photos of Canacomyrica monticola