Horsfieldia ampliformis

Horsfieldia ampliformis is a small rainforest tree in the family Myristicaceae, 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]

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

References

  1. Assessors: World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Horsfieldia ampliformis in IUCN 2012". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  2. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore. 38(1): 95. 1985. "Plant Name Details for Horsfieldia ampliformis". IPNI. Retrieved June 23, 2012. Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea).


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