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Astronidium kasiense

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA MYRTALES MELASTOMATACEAE

Scientific Name: Astronidium kasiense
Species Authority: A.C. Smith

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Critically Endangered D ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:
History:
1997 – Endangered (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Collected from Mt. Kasi.
Countries:
Native:
Fiji
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Population [top]

Population: The single collection known was gathered in 1934.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Dense forest between 300 and 430 m.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The area has been exposed to mineral exploitation and the species may now be extinct.
Citation: World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Astronidium kasiense. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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