Astronidium macranthum
Encyclopedia
Astronidium macranthum is a species of plant
in the Melastomataceae
family. It is endemic to Fiji
.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae
right|thumb|200px|Characteristic venation of many melastomesThe family Melastomataceae is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics comprising some 200 genera and 4500 species...
family. It is endemic to Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
.
Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Astronidium macranthum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007.