Meteoromyrtus wynaadensis
Encyclopedia
Meteoromyrtus wynaadensis is a species of plant
in the Myrtaceae
family. It is endemic to India
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
The Myrtaceae or Myrtle family are a family of dicotyledon plants, placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, clove, guava, feijoa, allspice, and eucalyptus belong here. All species are woody, with essential oils, and flower parts in multiples of four or five...
family. It is endemic to India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sources
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Meteoromyrtus wynaadensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.