Metrosideros ochrantha A. C. Sm.

Mt. Kasi Ironwood (Metrosideros ochrantha)

The Mt. Kasi Ironwood is known only from a very small area on Mt. Kasi on the island of Vanua Levu, Fiji.

The species was last seen in 1995 and is now quite likely extinct because most of its habitat is now destroyed due to mining.

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edited: 26.04.2022