Wendlandia angustifolia

Wendlandia angustifolia
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Wendlandia
Species:	W. angustifolia
Binomial name
Wendlandia angustifolia Wight

Wendlandia angustifolia is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Tamil Nadu, India. The species was presumed to be extinct until 1998, when it was rediscovered after a gap of 81 years near its previously known natural habitat, during an inventory of threatened plants of Kalakkad Mundantharai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu. ^{[2] [1]}

References

1. Oldfield, S. (2020). "Wendlandia angustifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T31213A117415015. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T31213A117415015.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. "Rediscovery of Wendlandia Angustifolia Wight Ex Hook.f. (Rubiaceae), from Tamil Nadu, a Species Presumed Extinct". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 97 (2). 2000. ISSN   0006-6982. Archived from the original on 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2016-10-16.