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Name Status. Accepted Name
Infra-generic Classification. Section Plurinerves

SYNONYMY

Racosperma mathuataense (A.C.Sm.) Pedley (2003) [Homotypic synonym]

DISTRIBUTION

PACIFIC OCEAN [N]: Fiji
Abbreviations: [N - Native].

TYPE INFORMATION

Type Citation. “Vanua Levu: Mathuata: Summit ridge of Mt Numbuiloa, east of Lambasa, alt. 500-590 m., Nov. 6, 1947, Smith 6521 (A TYPE, US) (“tatanggia”: spreading tree to 6 m high, in dense summit thicket; petals and stamens bright yellow."
Type Designation. Holotype: Fiji, Vanua Levu [Island], Mathuata [=Macuata Province], summit ridge of Mt Numbuiloa, east of Lambasa, alt. 500-590 m, 6 Nov. 1947, A.C. Smith 6521 (A n.v., fide Smith 1985: 73); isotypes (most dated 29 Oct. – 6 Nov., 1947): BISH 509017 [barcode BISH1001686], BRI n.v. (fide Pedley 1975: 11), K [barcode K000661421 & K000661422], L 401280 [barcode L0018415, LE [barcode LE00013685], P [barcode P00641583], S 10-15640, US 1966720 [barcode US00000247].. Source. WorldWideWattle.

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Source: WorldWideWattle (BRM); Pedley (1975: 11)

Notes: Currently known only from near Labasa and near Dreketi on Vanua Levu Island, Fiji. However, it is suspected that future exploration will find it to be more common. (B.R. Maslin & L. Thomson, 2020, unpublished)

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