Family:
Podocarpaceae Endl.
Genus:
Pherosphaera W.Archer bis

Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Hook.f.

This species is accepted, and its native range is New South Wales (Blue Mountains).

[EDGE]

Forest, F. et al. 2018. Gymnosperms on the EDGE. Scientific Reports 8: 6053. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-24365-4.

Conservation
Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii is rated as Critically Endangered (CR) according to IUCN Red List criteria and has received a EDGE score of 3.91, which places it in position 6 on the EDGE Gymnosperm list. It has a Evolutionary Distinctiveness of 51.44, ranked 35. More information on the EDGE Gymnosperm project here https://www.edgeofexistence.org.

Native to:

New South Wales

Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Hook.f. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2007 von Mueller, F. [s.n.], Australia K000289159 No
Aug 1, 2007 Constable, E.F. [NSW52775], Australia K000289163 No
Aug 1, 2007 Constable, E.F. [NSW48631], Australia K000289161 No
Aug 1, 2007 Constable, E.F. [4664E], Australia K000289160 No
Aug 1, 2007 Constable, E.F. [NSW52774], Australia K000289158 No
Aug 1, 2007 von Mueller, F. [s.n.], Australia K000289162 No
Aug 1, 2007 Constable, E.F. [52776], Australia K000289164 No

First published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 14: t. 1383 (1882)

Accepted by

  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 2: 533-1111. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.

Not accepted by

  • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Microstrobos fitzgeraldii.]

Literature

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

    EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0