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Adinandra griffithii

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Species of flowering plant

Adinandra griffithii
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Pentaphylacaceae
Genus: Adinandra
Species: A. griffithii
Binomial name
Adinandra griffithii
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Adinandra griffithii is a species of plant in the Pentaphylacaceae family.

Description

The tree species is endemic to Meghalaya state in northeast India.

Adinandra griffithii is a small tree confined to Cherrapunji and Shongpung forests.

It is an IUCN Red List Endangered species, threatened by habitat loss. At Cherrapunji in the East Khasi Hills district a cement factory has caused the loss of habitat.

References

  1. Mir, A.H.; Upadhaya, K.; Jeri, L. (2020). "Adinandra griffithii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T32924A175522046. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T32924A175522046.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Adinandra griffithii


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