Taxonomy
Synonyms
Leptostylis micrantha Beauvis.Red List Status -
Extinct (EX) , assessed in 10/05/2016Protected species -
in Southern ProvinceTwo field expeditions, in 2009 and 2011, to Art Island failed to relocate Pycnandra micrantha. The ultramafic Art Island has a surface area of 53 km² and much of the central part is a flat plateau about 250 m above the sea. Part of the vegetation is heavily damaged by fire and mining prospecting, and is still under threat from fire and potential mining activities. Because the species has not been seen for more than a century, P. micrantha is considered Extinct (EX).
Geographical area
Pycnandra micrantha is an endemic woody plant, known only from the type specimen from Art Island, Belep archipelago, an offshore island in the extreme north of Grande Terre. P. micrantha has not been seen for more than a century,
Population
Population size is unknown.
Habitat
Pycnandra micrantha occurs on ultramafic substrate.
Threats
The main identified threats are linked to habitat damage by uncontrolled bushfires, and mining prospecting.
Bibliography
Swenson U. and Muzinger J. 2016. Five new species and a systematic synopsis of Pycnandra (Sapotaceae), the largest endemic genus in New Caledonia. Australian Systematic Botany(29) , p.1-40.
Morat, P.; Jaffré, T.; Tronchet, F.; Munzinger, J.; Pillon, Y.; Veillon, J.-M. and Chalopin, M. 2012. Le référentiel taxonomique Florical et les caractéristiques de la flore vasculaire indigène de la Nouvelle-Calédonie [The taxonomic database « FLORICAL » and characteristics of the indigenous flora of New Caledonia]. Adansonia sér 3(34) , p.177-219.
Endemia.nc 2016. Faune et Flore de Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Swenson U. and Muzinger J. 2015. Revision of Pycnandra subgenus Leptostylis and description of subgenus Wagapensia (Sapotaceae), a genus endemic to New Caledonia. Australian Systematic Botany(28) , p.91-110.
Experts
Assessor(s): Amice, R., Dumontet, V., Fleurot, D., Vandrot, H., Veillon, J.
Reviewer(s): Gâteblé, G.
Contributor(s): Munzinger, J., Swenson, U.
Facilitator(s): Tanguy, V.