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Asteropeia mcphersonii
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 lowland rain forest in a narrow band from Ambatovy to Zahamena RNI. It is threatened by habitat loss, with an estimated total population of 1000–2,500 mature individuals.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 189518.