Taxonomy
Neoguillauminia cleopatra
Common name :
Faux noyer
Synonyms
Euphorbia cleopatra Baill.Red List Status -
Least Concern (LC) , assessed in 05/04/2018
Neoguillauminia cleopatra is an endemic tree of New Caledonia largely distributed from the central to the south of Grande Terre. It is found in humid forest on ultramafic substrate, from 20 to 1,000 m asl. With an extent of occurrence (EOO) equal to 5,229 km² and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 172 km², N. cleopatra is assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Geographical area
N. cleopatra is endemic to New Caledonia where it is largely distributed from the center to the south of Grande Terre.
Population
Population size is unknown.
Habitat
This species occurs in humid forest on ultramafic substrate, from 20 to 1,000 m asl.
Threats
This species does not seem to be threatened, although some subpopulations may be impacted by fires and mining activities (Kouaoua (SLN), Goro (VALE), Camp des sapins (SLN)).
Conservation
N. cleopatrais not protected by any legislation in New Caledonia, but it occurs in several protected areas: Forêt cachée, Barrage de Yaté, Bois du Sud, Haute Dumbéa, Haute Yaté, la Dumbéa, Pic du grand Kaori, Rivière bleue and Vallée de la Thy.
Bibliography
Endemia.nc 2016. Faune et Flore de Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Munzinger J., Morat Ph., Jaffré T., Gâteblé G., Pillon Y., Tronchet F., Veillon J.-M. and M. Chalopin 2016. FLORICAL: Checklist of the vascular indigenous flora of New Caledonia. vers. 22.IV.2016.
McPherson G.D & Tirel C. 1987. Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et dépendances. Volume 14: Euphorbiaceae I.
Experts
Assessor(s): Amice, R., Bruy, D., Butin, J., Cazé, H., Chambrey, C., Dumontet, V., Fleurot, D., Garnier, D., Gâteblé, G., Goxe, J., Hequet, V., Veillon, J.
Reviewer(s): Lannuzel, G.
Facilitator(s): Warimavute, G., Barrabé, L., Meyer, S.