Jurassic Forests & Root Parasites of New Caledonia

Who was the wiseass that turned Mt. Moo into a Ben and Jerry's flavor? Have you ever been kicked in the groin while enjoying relict conifers? Who flew their plane into the side of this mountain 70 years ago? Ascend 3500 feet in the heat, sun and mosquitoes to enjoy a relict stand of Araucaria humboldtensis as well as a variety of other ancient lineages of conifers and gondwanan relicts.

Species list :

#Taeniophyllum trachypus (Orchidaceae)
#Eriaxis rigida (Orchidaceae)
#Falcatifolium taxoides (Podocarpaceae)
#Acmopyle pancheri (Podocarpaceae)
#Elaphoglossum vieillardii
#Hachettea austrocaledonica (Balanophoraceae)
Styphelia sp. (Ericaceae)
Dracophyllum sp. (Ericaceae)
Araucariaceae humboldtensis
#Araucaria laubenfelsii
Parsonsia flexuosa (Apocynaceae)
Hymenophyllum pallidum
Podocarpus sylvestris
Retrophyllum comptonii
Megastylis latissima (Orchidaceae)