Astronidium saccatum
Species of flowering plant
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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]
| 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] | |
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Astronia saccata J.W.Moore (1933) | |
