Retrophyllum comptonii (J.Buchholz) C.N.Page

  • Filed As

    Podocarpaceae
    Retrophyllum comptonii (J.Buchholz) C.N.Page

  • Collector(s)

    J. T. Buchholz 1085, 28 Sep 1947

  • Location

    New Caledonia. Mt. Mou, summit rain forest.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4279273

    Occurrence ID: 29446def-92a4-48cc-b167-b81db8892ab4

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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    New Caledonia

  • Locality

    Mt. Mou, summit rain forest

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1100 m. (3609 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -22.0607, 166.343

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    947

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et. Coordinates at elevation 1100m nearest to the corrected center of Mou mountain were located. Radial was approximated as distance between coordinates and farthest area of elevation 1100m.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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Retrophyllum comptonii (J.Buchholz)
C.N.Page
Det: R.R. Mill (E)
June 2016
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HERBARIUM
DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY
PLANTS OF NEW CALEDONIA
No. 1085	J. T. Buchholz Sept* 28, 19*4-7
Podocarras Comptonii Buchholz sp. nov
Lower 'branches from a tree about 10 m high, shows
intermediate-juvenile foliage, Mt. Mou, summit rain
forest 1100 m. elev* This juvenile foliage closely
resembles a Fijian species - P. vitiensis-but the
mature reproduction branches differ resembling P.
minor, from which they differ in having internal mid-
veins less than l/*f as wide as leaf; in this juvenile
foliage only about 1/6-1/8 as wide.
04279273