Goniothalamus rhynchantherus
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| Goniothalamus rhynchantherus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Goniothalamus |
| Species: | G. rhynchantherus |
| Binomial name | |
| Goniothalamus rhynchantherus | |
Goniothalamus rhynchantherus is a species of flowering plant in the Annonaceae family. It is a shrub or tree native to the southern Western Ghats of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in southwestern India. It grows from 5–8 metres tall. It grows in wet evergreen rain forest from 600 to 1,200 metres elevation. It is threatened with habitat loss from deforestation to expand plantations, dams, and roads. The IUCN Red List assesses the species as Vulnerable.[1]
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