Taxonomy
Common name :
Faux tamanou, mè (xârâcùù)
Red List Status -
Least Concern (LC) , assessed in 21/07/2016
Geissois racemosa is an endemic tree of New Caledonia. It is found in dense humid forest and degraded vegetation on volcano-sedimentary substrate at low and mid altitude. This species is largely distributed and does not seem directly threatened. Geissois racemosa is considered Least Concern (LC).
Geographical area
Geissois racemosa is widely spread across Ggrande-Terre, from Koutio to Balabio.
Population
This species is known from 12-15 subpopulations.
Habitat
It is found in dense humid forest and degraded vegetation on volcano-sedimentary substrate at low and mid altitude (0-600 m asl).
Threats
This species is largely distributed and does not seem directly threatened.
Conservation
This species is easy to grow in plant nurseries and is used in restoration programmes, as well as in sylviculture. Unprotected by legislation, this species is found in two protected areas : Mont Panié, Aoupinié
Bibliography
Morat, P.; Jaffré, T.; Tronchet, F.; Munzinger, J.; Pillon, Y.; Veillon, J.-M. and Chalopin, M. 2012. The taxonomic database « FLORICAL » and characteristics of the indigenous flora of New Caledonia. Adansonia(334) , p.177-219.
Endemia.nc 2016. Faune et Flore de Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Helen Fortune Hopkins, Yohan Pillon, Ruurd Hoogland 2015. Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie : Cunoniaceae.
H. C. F. Hopkins, J. C. Bradford, B. Donovan, Y. Pillon, J. Munzinger, B. Fogliani 2015. Floral biology of the Cunoniaceae in New Caledonia and the role of insects, birds and geckos as potential pollinators.
Experts
Assessor(s): Pillon, Y., Bruy, D., Butin, J., Fleurot, D., Gâteblé, G., Hequet, V., Letocart, D., Letocart, I., Tanguy, V., Tiavouane, J., Tron, F.
Reviewer(s): Fogliani, B.
Contributor(s): Fortune-Hopkins, H., Couhia, J., Brinkert, M.
Facilitator(s): Maura, J., Tanguy, V.