Horsfieldia ampliformis

Horsfieldia ampliformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Horsfieldia
Species: H. ampliformis
Binomial name
Horsfieldia ampliformis
W.J.de Wilde[2]

Horsfieldia ampliformis is a small rainforest tree in the Myristicaceae family, endemic to Papua New Guinea. It is only known to exist in the former Sepik Province (now East Sepik and Sandaun Provinces) and Morobe Province, where it grows in rainforests in the foothills and low areas of mountains.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Assessors: World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Horsfieldia ampliformis in IUCN 2012". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  2. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore. 38(1): 95. 1985. "Plant Name Details for Horsfieldia ampliformis" Check |url= value (help). IPNI. Retrieved June 23, 2012. Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea).


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