Astronidium macranthum
Species of flowering plant
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Astronidium macranthum is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is a shrub or small tree endemic to Fiji. It grows in dry forest and along forest edges on Viti Levu and Vanua Levu from 50 to 600 metres elevation.[1]
| Astronidium macranthum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Astronidium |
| Species: | A. macranthum |
| Binomial name | |
| Astronidium macranthum | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Astronia macrantha A.C.Sm. | |
The species was first described as Astronia macrantha by Albert Charles Smith in 1936. In 1942 Smith placed the species in genus Astronidium as A. macranthum.[2]
