Astronidium lepidotum
| Astronidium lepidotum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Astronidium |
| Species: | A. lepidotum
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| Binomial name | |
| Astronidium lepidotum | |
Astronidium lepidotum is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is a small tree endemic to Fiji. It is known from two collections in lowland rain forest on Viti Levu below 200 meters elevation. The forest where it was collected is now gone, and the species hasn't been seen since 1964 and may be extinct.[1]
References
- ^ a b Tuiwawa, M., Vido, S., Naikatini, A., Navuso, J., Tubuitamana, P., Beech, E. & Tuiwawa, S. (2024). "Astronidium lepidotum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T34320A99515583. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T34320A99515583.en. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
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Further reading
- Smith, Albert C. (1969). "Studies of Pacific Island Plants, XXI. New and Noteworthy Flowering Plants from Fiji". Pacific Science. 23 (3): 386–387. hdl:10125/3395.
- Smith, Albert C. (1985). "Astronidium lepidotum". Angiospermae: Dicotyledones, Families 117–163. Flora Vitiensis Nova: A New Flora of Fiji (Spermatophytes Only). Vol. 3. Lawai, HI: Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden. p. 408. ISBN 978-0-915809-22-6.