Metrosideros ochrantha
Metrosideros ochrantha is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae.
| Metrosideros ochrantha | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Metrosideros |
| Species: | M. ochrantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Metrosideros ochrantha | |
This small tree is endemic to Fiji and is restricted to Mt Kasi and its vicinity on Vanua Levu. It occurs in dense low forest between 300 and 430 m.[1]
Sources
- Europeana: Europe's cultural collections. Listing for Metrosideros ochrantha A.C.Sm. Accessed 5 November 2012.
References
- Daveta, M. (2016). "Metrosideros ochrantha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T31038A99514251. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T31038A99514251.en.
- Smith, Albert C. Studies of Pacific island plants. XXVI. Metrosideros collina (Myrtaceae) and its relatives in the southern Pacific. American Journal of Botany (1973): 479-490.
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