''Delarbrea balansae'' is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

of family

Myodocarpaceae The Myodocarpaceae are a family of plants including two genera, '' Delarbrea'', '' Myodocarpus''. The family is accepted under the APG II system and APG III systems. In earlier systems the two genera were included among the Araliaceae The A ...

. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of New Caledonia , map_caption = Location of New Caledonia , mapsize = 290px , subdivision_type = Sovereign st ...

. It has previously been classified as the sole member of genus ''Pseudosciadium'', but molecular and morphological studies point to its inclusion in the genus ''

Delarbrea ''Delarbrea'' is a genus of plant Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all ...

''.

References

Myodocarpaceae Vulnerable plants Endemic flora of New Caledonia Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon Taxa named by Gregory M. Plunkett {{Apiales-stub