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

Pherosphaera hookeriana W.Archer bis

This species is accepted, and its native range is W. & Central Tasmania (Mountains).

[EDGE]

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

Conservation
Pherosphaera hookeriana is rated as Near Threatened (NT) according to IUCN Red List criteria and has received a EDGE score of -1.83, which places it in position 496 on the EDGE Gymnosperm list. It has a Evolutionary Distinctiveness of 3.2, ranked 36. More information on the EDGE Gymnosperm project here https://www.edgeofexistence.org.

Native to:

Tasmania

Pherosphaera hookeriana W.Archer bis appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2009 Visoiu, M. [489], Australia K000554137 No
Aug 9, 2007 Farjon, A. [457B], Australia K000289155 No
Aug 1, 2007 von Mueller, F. [s.n.], Australia K000289148 No
Aug 1, 2007 Gunn, R.C. [[366]], Australia K000289149 No
Aug 1, 2007 Melville, R. [2313A], Australia K000289151 No
Aug 1, 2007 Webb, L.J. [3388], Australia K000289153 No
Aug 1, 2007 Burbidge, N.T. [3248], Australia K000289154 No
Aug 1, 2007 Gilbert, J.M. [s.n.], Australia K000289157 No
Aug 1, 2007 Hill, A.W. [s.n.], Australia K000289150 No
Aug 1, 2007 Lord Talbot de Malahide [s.n.], Australia K000289156 No
Aug 1, 2007 Lord Talbot de Malahide [s.n.], Australia K000289146 No
Aug 1, 2007 Gray, A. [s.n.], Australia K000289152 No
Aug 1, 2007 Farjon, A. [457A], Australia K000289147 No
Jul 1, 2007 King, H.J. [352], Australia K000288964 No
Jan 8, 2003 Gunn, R. [s.n.], Tasmania K000075368 lectotype Yes

First published in Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 52 (1850)

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 niphophilus.]

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

    Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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