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.
^Randriantafika, F.M. (2004). "Asteropeia mcphersonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T46481A11053865. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46481A11053865.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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asteropeia, mcphersonii, species, plant, asteropeiaceae, family, shrub, large, tree, meters, tall, oval, leaves, about, twice, long, they, wide, have, leathery, texture, endemic, madagascar, distributed, elevation, forest, narrow, band, from, ambatovy, zahamen. 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 Asteropeia mcphersoniiConservation statusVulnerable IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsOrder CaryophyllalesFamily AsteropeiaceaeGenus AsteropeiaSpecies A mcphersoniiBinomial nameAsteropeia mcphersoniiG E Schatz Lowry amp A E WolfReferences edit Randriantafika F M 2004 Asteropeia mcphersonii IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004 e T46481A11053865 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2004 RLTS T46481A11053865 en Retrieved 17 November 2021 nbsp This Caryophyllales article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Asteropeia mcphersonii amp oldid 1169152232, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
