Taxonomy
Red List Status -
Data Deficient (DD) , assessed in 29/02/2016Myrsine nigricans ssp. nigricans is an endemic shrub of New Caledonia restricted to the north-east massif (Mandjélia, Ignambi, roches Ouaïème). This sub-species is insufficiently known. It is found in forest on volcano-sedimentary substrate at an altitude of 750-1,250 m asl. The genus needs a taxonomic clarification. Therefore, Myrsine nigricans ssp. nigricans is assigned as Data Deficient (DD) for taxonomic and provenance reasons.
Geographical area
Myrsine nigricans ssp. nigricans is an endemic shrub of New Caledonia restricted to the north-east massif (Mandjélia, Ignambi, roches Ouaïème).
Population
Population size is unknown.
Habitat
It is found in forest on volcano-sedimentary substrate at an altitude of 750-1,250 m asl.
Threats
Threats are unknown.
Conservation
This sub-species is not protected by legislation. The genus Myrsine should be taxonomically clarified in order to be able to assess the extinction risks of this sub-species.
Bibliography
L'Huillier L.; Jaffré T. and Wulff A. 2010. Mines et Environnement en Nouvelle-Calédonie : les milieux sur substrats ultramafiques et leur restauration.
Wulff AS, Hollingsworth PM, Ahrends A, Jaffré T, Veillon J-M, L’Huillier L, et al. 2013. Conservation Priorities in a Biodiversity Hotspot: Analysis of Narrow Endemic Plant Species in New Caledonia.
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.
Experts
Assessor(s): Tanguy, V., Veillon, J., Amice, R., Cazé, H., Chambrey, C., Dubreuil, M., Fleurot, D., Garnier, D., Lagrange, A., Lannuzel, G., Leborgne, T., Letocart, D., Letocart, I., McCoy, S., Villegente, J.
Reviewer(s): Maura, J.
Contributor(s): Wulff, A.
Facilitator(s): Tanguy, V.