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Ascarina diffusa

Scientific Name: Ascarina diffusa

Family: Chloranthaceae

Category: Dicot

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Ascarina diffusa

Ascarina diffusa A.C. Sm. is an accepted scientific name for a species within the genus Ascarina and the family Chloranthaceae.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Ascarina diffusa A.C. Sm.
  • Family: Chloranthaceae
  • Genus: Ascarina J.R. Forst. &amp G. Forst.
  • Order: Chloranthales (also mentioned as Piperales)
  • Superorder: Magnolianae
  • Author: Described by Albert Charles Smith (A.C. Smith)

Common Names and Traditional Uses

  • Common Names: Ascarina
  • Traditional Names: Kaiatea (Rarotonga) and Afia (Samoa)

Global Distribution and Habitat

  • Native Distribution: Solomons and Rarotonga
  • It can share dominance with, or be replaced by Metrosideros collina in higher and wetter places.

Morphological Characteristics

  • The plant can grow to be a tree around 10m tall.

Ecological Role

  • In warm temperate environments, Ascarina diffusa can be a dominant species.

Other Interactions

  • Frequently found alongside Rapanea myricifolia and Hedycarya dorstenoides, and it is also associated with epiphytes.

Further Information

  • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service
  • Discover Life page about Ascarina diffusa A.C. Smith
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • PlantSystematics.org
  • NYBG Virtual Herbarium