Helicia polyosmoides
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| Helicia polyosmoides | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Helicia |
| Species: | H. polyosmoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Helicia polyosmoides Foreman | |
Helicia polyosmoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae. It is a tree, up to 25 metres tall, which is endemic to Manus Island in the Admiralty Islands of Papua New Guinea. It grows in lowland rain forest along ridge lines from 100 and 550 metres elevation. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1] The species was described by Don Foreman in 1985.[2]
