Acrothamnus suaveolens | |
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Acrothamnus sauveolens found at the tree line of Mount Kinabalu, Borneo | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Acrothamnus |
Species: | A. suaveolens |
Binomial name | |
Acrothamnus suaveolens (Hook.f.) Quinn (2005) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Acrothamnus suaveolens is a shrub in the family Ericaceae. It is found in alpine and sub-alpine areas of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms, including Mount Kinabalu in Borneo, Davao and Mount Apo on Mindanao, the Bantaeng mountains in southwestern Sulawesi, and Mount Fetin on Timor. [2] It is also found in sub-alpine grasslands and shrublands on Mount Wilhelm in New Guinea [3] and the highlands of Bougainville Island.