This plant fagriculture, livestock and fire. Here is where they thrive: The islands of New Caledonia are remarkable for their number of plant species, plant endemics, and the ancient character of much of the flora. New Caledonia is located in the southwest Pacific Ocean about 1,200 kilometers (km) east of Australia and 1,500 km northeast of New Zealand. The main island of Grande Terre runs in a north-south orientation and is 16,372 square kilometers (km2). Unlike the much smaller neighboring islands, which are volcanic and recent in origin, Grand Terre is an original piece of Gondwanaland. It separated from Australia 85 million years ago and has maintained its current isolation from other landmasses for more than 55 million years. Isolation and an ancient source of plant life are major factors leading to the island's diverse plant life, but they are not the only factors. Grand Terre has an extremely diverse soil substrate, with ultramafics forming about one-third of the island. It is also very diverse topographically and climatically. Grand Terre is the only high island of New Caledonia, with a mountain chain running down the center of the island and five peaks exceeding 1,500 meters (m). Many smaller ranges and valleys run counter to the island's north-south orientation. The New Caledonia dry forests ecoregion is found only on the western side of Grand Terre, where the average annual rainfall is much lower than on the rest of the island. Rainfall on Grand Terre is highly seasonal. Trade winds bring the rains, which usually come from the east. The western side of the island receives about 1,200 millimeters (mm) of rainfall annually, although in some years it may be as low as 250 mm. However, because of the orographic nature of the island's rainfall, the average annual rainfall is about 2,000 mm for the low-elevation eastern Grand Terre and 2,000-4,000 mm at high elevations. Dry forest vegetation used to make up most of the lowland portions (below 300 m) of the western side of Grand Terre, although this ecoregion has been greatly reduced and exists mainly in disjunct forest patches. In the natural state, these dry forests are dense, contain many vines, and reach heights of 5-15 m. The vegetation is often dominated by Acacia spirorbis and Leucaena leucocephala (an introduced species). Other dominants include Rubiaceae of the genera Canthium and Gardenia, Pittosporum, Dodonaea, and Premna, and Verbenaceae genera. The dry forests also have a thick, unstratified understory of shrubs and grasses. Near the coast the typical dry forests give way to stands of Cycas circinalis, the only gymnosperm typical of the ecoregion. There is only about 2% of the dry forest left. Thus there are numerous plants, trees, etc on the critically endangered list. Therefore obtaining seeds, etc is going to be extremely difficult. I will continue searching for you guys, Linda Here is a link that might be useful: Tree

ugh that totally sucks, sorry you had to go through. seems to be a theme already this season. well a different kind of thievery for me really. someone stole my potted rosemary and a small juniper from my front porch and also pulled up some emerging ferns from my front bed. the ferns were already here when i moved in, but still it sucks! if they wanted some, alls they had to do was ask!

Do you have crested geckos? Here's all the plants I know of. At one time I had an amazing list, but I lost the link when my computer crashed ;( Bulbophyllum sp. orchids Dendrobium sp. orchids Hoya limoniaca Hoya neocaledonica Staghorn fern - Platycerium bifurcatum Bird's Nest fern - Asplenium nidus Dwarf Tree fern - Blechnum gibbum Split-leafed Epipremnum pinnatum or Pothos And I think creeping fig is native as well. Hope this helps.

Hi Can't help with your problem but have always been interested in finding a source for this plant. Any ideas as to why they are so rare??? I can't find them listed on any botanical gardens within the US. gary