A.C. Smith 25th Nov 1947

Species

Veitchia filifera (H.A. Wendl.) H.E. Moore

Original Distribution

Fiji, Vanua Levu

Habitat

Mathuata: seanggangga plateau, in drainage of korovuli river, vicinity of Natua; alt. 100-200m; patches of forest in open rolling country

Extinction Data

IUCN 1997 Extinct

Description

Trunk to 10m High and about 20cm diam, fronds in a dense crown, about 4m long. the base expanded into a long sheath surrounding the trunk

Number of Specimens at Kew

Specimen Type (Y/N)

Kew Herbcat Barcode Number

K00030346, K00030345

Collector

A.C. Smith

Collector Number

6635

Date Collected

25th November 1947

Other Information

Several Specimens typed

Information Sources

Smith, A.C. (1979). Flora Vitiensis: a new flora of Fiji. Pacific Tropical Botanic Gradens, Hawaii.Walter, K.S. and Gillett, H.J. (eds.) (1998). 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. Compiled by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN – The World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.