Asteropeia mcphersonii

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|status = VU

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Randriantafika, F.M. |date=2004 |title=Asteropeia mcphersonii |volume=2004 |page=e.T46481A11053865 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46481A11053865.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}

|genus = Asteropeia

|species = mcphersonii

|authority = G.E.Schatz, Lowry & A.-E. Wolf

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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.

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  • [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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Category:Endemic flora of Madagascar

mcphersonii

Category:Vulnerable plants

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

Category:Flora of the Madagascar lowland forests

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