Astronidium saccatum

Astronidium saccatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Astronidium
Species:
A. saccatum
Binomial name
Astronidium saccatum
(J.W.Moore) J.F.Maxwell (1990)
Synonyms[2]

Astronia saccata J.W.Moore (1933)

Astronidium saccatum is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to the Society Islands of French Polynesia.[1] It is native to the islands of Huahine, Raiatea, Tahaʻa, and Tahiti, where it grows in mountain forest and elfin scrub from 350 to 1000 meters elevation.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Butaud, J.-F., Jacq, F., Meyer, J.-Y. & Taputuarai, R. (2023). "Astronidium saccatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T35107A236664823. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T35107A236664823.fr. Retrieved 20 February 2026.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Astronidium saccatum (J.W.Moore) J.F.Maxwell. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  3. ^ Maxwell, J. F., & Veldkamp, J. F. (1990). Notes on the Astronieae (Melastomataceae) — II. Astronidium, Beccarianthus. Blumea, 35(1), 115–164. https://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/565178