Biology:Astronidium saulae

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Astronidium saulae
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Astronidium
Species:
A. saulae
Binomial name
Astronidium saulae
A.C.Sm.

Astronidium saulae is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is a slender tree, 3 to 10 metres tall, which is endemic to Fiji. It grows in dense lowland rain forest on Mt. Korombamba (Korobaba) on Viti Levu. It was known from a small population in an area which was subsequently logged, and the current status of the species is not known.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1616818 entry