Asteropeia mcphersonii

Asteropeia mcphersonii

Taxobox


status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Malpighiales
familia = Asteropeiaceae
genus = "Asteropeia"
species = "A. mcphersonii"
binomial = "Asteropeia mcphersonii"
binomial_authority = G.E.Schatz, Lowry & A.-E. Wolf
synonyms =

"Asteropeia mcphersonii", a species of plant in the Asteropeiaceae family, is a shrub to large tree, up to 25 meters tall. Its oval leaves are about twice as long as they are wide and have a leathery texture. It is endemic to Madagascar, distributed in mid-elevation forest in a narrow band from Ambatovy to Zahamena RNI. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss, with an estimated total population of 1000-2,500 mature individuals.

References

* [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/46481/all IUCN Red List of Threatened Species] . Accessed 23 Julye 2008.
* Randriantafika, F.M. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/46481/all "Asteropeia mcphersonii"] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 20 August 2007.
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=12&taxon_id=242417531 Asteropeia mcphersonii in the Madagascar Catalogue at eFloras.org] . Accessed 23 July 2008.


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