Astronidium tomentosum
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| Astronidium tomentosum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Astronidium |
| Species: | A. tomentosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Astronidium tomentosum | |
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Astronidium tomentosum is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Fiji.[1]
The species was first described as Astronia tomentosa by Berthold Carl Seemann in 1866. In 1942 Albert Charles Smith placed the species in genus Astronidium as A. tomentosum.[2]
