Astronidium ovalifolium
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| Astronidium ovalifolium | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Astronidium |
| Species: | A. ovalifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Astronidium ovalifolium (Naudin) J.R.Maxwell | |
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Astronidium ovalifolium is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is a shrub or small tree, which grows from 1.5 to 6 meters in height.[1] It is endemic to the islands of Tahiti and Raiatea in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.[2] It grows in dry forests or in forest edges from 50 to 600 meters elevation.[1]
