Two new genera of Sapindaceae (Cupanieae) from the southern Pacific: Lepidocupania and Neoarytera
Author
Buerki, Sven
Author
Munzinger, Jérôme
Author
Lowry Ii, Porter P.
Author
Callmander, Martin W.
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Candollea
2020
2020-10-29
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journal article
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10.15553/c2020v752a9
18df11c6-d6a0-4944-ab37-9dae9086466b
2235-3658
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Lepidocupania glabra
(Adema) Buerki, Callm., Munzinger & Lowry
,
comb. nov.
≡
Cupaniopsis glabra
Adema
in
Leiden Bot. Ser. 15: 113. 1991
.
Holotypus
:
NEW CALEDONIA
.
Prov. Sud
:
Basse Tontouta
, rive gauche, terrain serpentineux,
50 m
,
10.II.1962
,
MacKee
40234
(
L
[
L0013372
]!; iso-:
NOU
[
NOU006523
]!,
P
[
P05213382
]!).
Fig. 3. – A.
Lepidocupania glomeriflora
(Radlk.) Buerki, Callm., Munzinger & Lowry
(New Caledonia);
B.
Lepidocupania brackenridgei
(A. Gray) Buerki, Callm., Munzinger & Lowry
(Vanua Levu, Fiji);
C.
Lepidocupania lepidota
(Radlk.) Buerki, Callm., Munzinger & Lowry
(New Caledonia);
D.
Neoarytera collina
(Pancher & Sebert) Callm., Buerki, Munzinger & Lowry
(New Caledonia);
E.
Neoarytera neoebudensis
(Guillaumin) Callm., Buerki, Munzinger & Lowry
(New Caledonia);
F.
Neoarytera chartacea
(Radlk.) Callm., Buerki, Munzinger & Lowry
(New Caledonia). [
A:
Callmander et 788
;
B:
Munzinger 379
;
C:
Munzinger 7700
;
D:
Munzinger 7395
;
E:
Munzinger 7404
;
F:
Hequet 3525
] [Photos:
A–B, D– E:
P. Lowry;
C:
J. Munzinger;
F:
V. Hequet]
Distribution and ecology. –
Lepidocupania glabra
is endemic to the Tontouta River valley (Grande Terre). It is found in maquis and continuous tall maquis (“maquis paraforestier”, see
MCCOY et al., 1999
for details) dominated by
Gymnostoma chamaecyparis
(J. Poiss.) L.A.S. Johnson (
Casuarinaceae
)
on ultramafic substrate, primarily alluvium, between 20 and
400 m
(
ADEMA, 1991
;
D'ANGELO, 2017
).
Notes. –
This species has been assigned an IUCN risk of extinction status of “Critically Endangered” [CR] based on its narrow distribution and reduction in population size (
IUCN, 2020
).