Biology:Meliosma littlei
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Meliosma littlei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Sabiaceae |
| Genus: | Meliosma |
| Species: | M. littlei
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| Binomial name | |
| Meliosma littlei Cuatrec.
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Meliosma littlei is a species of flowering plant in the Sabiaceae family. It is a tree which grows up to 20 metres tall. It is endemic to western Ecuador, where it grows in evergreen tropical moist forests from 800 to 1,000 metres elevation.[1]
The species was described by José Cuatrecasas in 1959.[2] The IUCN Red List assesses the species as Critically Endangered.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Román-RR, R., Fernández Fernández, D. & Palacios, W.A. (2025). "Meliosma littlei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS.T46117A228548371.es.{{cite iucn}}: error: malformed |doi= identifier (help)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Meliosma littlei Cuatrec.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:156694-2.
Wikidata ☰ Q5473388 entry
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