Podocarpaceae
Parasitaxus

Parasitaxus usta (Vieill.) de Laub.

First published in Fl. Nouv.-Calédonie 4: 45 (1972)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Caledonia. It is a holoparasitic chamaephyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Caledonia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 2: 533-1111. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.

Kew Backbone Distributions

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

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2007 Baumann-Bodenheim, M.G. [14846] New Caledonia K000289026 No
Jul 1, 2007 Veillon, J.-M. [7931] New Caledonia K000289024 No
Jul 1, 2007 de Laubenfels, D.J. [P165] New Caledonia K000289022 No
May 1, 2006 Vieillard, E. [1267] New Caledonia K000287620 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1996 Mackee, H.S. [27501] New Caledonia K000289025 No
Jan 1, 1972 Mackee, H.S. [3505] New Caledonia K000289021 No
Jan 1, 1972 Mackee, H.S. [17060] New Caledonia K000289023 No
Baker, W.J.; Dransfield, J.; Dransfield S.; Zona, S.; Pintaud, J.-C. [1071] New Caledonia K:SPC-76605.000 No

Sources

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

    • EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images