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Metrosideros boninensis
About
Metrosideros boninensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to the Bonin Islands archipelago and is found exclusively on Chichijima Island, excepting for two remaining trees located on neighboring Anijima Island. M. boninensis is classified as 'endangered' in the Japanese Red Data Book and, although there were 326 plants recorded in 2004, genetic diversity of M. boninensis is extremely low. It is the northernmost species of the Metrosideros genus.
- Family
- Myrtaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Metrosideros boninensis
- Slug
- metrosideros-boninensis
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Metrosideros
- Species
- boninensis
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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