Astronidium floribundum
Species of flowering plant
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Astronidium floribundum is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is a small tree endemic to Fiji, where it known only from the southeastern slope of Mt. Korumbamba (Korobaba) on Viti Levu.[1]
| Astronidium floribundum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Astronidium |
| Species: | A. floribundum |
| Binomial name | |
| Astronidium floribundum (Gillespie) A.C.Sm. | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
|
Astronia floribunda Gillespie | |
The species was first described as Astronia floribunda by John Wynn Gillespie in 1931. In 1942 Albert Charles Smith placed the species in genus Astronidium as A. floribundum.[2]
