Horsfieldia ampla
| Horsfieldia ampla | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Myristicaceae |
| Genus: | Horsfieldia |
| Species: | H. ampla
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| Binomial name | |
| Horsfieldia ampla | |
Horsfieldia ampla is a small (4–5 m tall)[3] rare tree with small (4×2 mm) yellow flowers[3] in the family Myristicaceae, known only from its type collection (the original type specimen used to describe it has been lost).[3] It is endemic to Papua New Guinea, where it is only found in those provinces associated with the Sepik river (East Sepik and Sandaun, together formerly known as Sepik Province), growing in dense humid forest.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Assessor: World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Horsfieldia ampla in IUCN 2012". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ^ Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. Leipzig. lxvii. 148 (1935). "Plant Name Details for Horsfieldia ampla". IPNI. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Flora Malesiana. Series I, Spermatophyta". Biodiversity Heritage Library. 14: 84–85. 2000. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
Further reading[]
- de Wilde, W.J.J.O. 1985. "A new account of the genus Horsfieldia (Myristicaceae)". Pt. 2. Gardens' Bulletin 38(1): 55-144.
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