Canacomyrica Explained

Canacomyrica is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Myricaceae containing the single species Canacomyrica monticola. It is endemic to New Caledonia. This endangered tree or small shrub is limited to ultramafic serpentine soils.

Conservation

This species is known from eleven sites in the southern province of New Caledonia. It is threatened by mining, bushfires, and logging.

References

• Kubitzki, K. (1993). In Kubitzki, K. (Series Editor): The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants, Vol.2: K. Kubitzki, Rohwer, J. G., & Bittrich, V. (volume editors), p. 456. Springer-Verlag Berlin .
• 10.2307/25065582 . Herbert . J. . Chase . M. W. . Möller . M. . Abbott . R. J. . 2006 . Nuclear and plastid DNA sequences confirm the placement of the enigmatic Canacomyrica monticola in Myricaceae. Taxon . 55 . 2. 349–357 . 25065582 .

External links

• Web site: Canacomyrica fact file. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060036/http://www.arkive.org/canacomyrica/canacomyrica-monticola/. dead. 4 March 2016. Arkive. 16 January 2013.
• Site Association Endémia from New Caledonia with photos of Canacomyrica monticola