| 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.