Cynometra beddomei

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Cynometra beddomei
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Cynometra
Species:
C. beddomei
Binomial name
Cynometra beddomei
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Cynometra beddomei is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae. It was described from a single tree in the Kerala Western Ghats of India. In 1998 it was declared extinct as it had never been seen again since 1870. [2]

Trees of the species have subsequently been identified in several parts of Kerala and southern Karnataka. The IUCN Status was updated to reflect this in 2020. [3] [1] It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. 1 2 Sasidharan, N. (2020). "Cynometra beddomei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T31184A115932185. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T31184A115932185.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. The World List of Threatened Trees. Compiled by Oldfield, S; Lusty C; A. MacKinven. World Conservation Press. 1998. p. 157. ISBN   978-1-899628-10-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. Rediscovered tree still ‘extinct’ on IUCN Red List