Cynometra beddomei
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.[1]
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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. [2] It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sources
- The World List of Threatened Trees. Compiled by Oldfield, S; Lusty C; A. MacKinven. World Conservation Press. 1998. p. 157.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Rediscovered tree still ‘extinct’ on IUCN Red List
External links
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Cynometra beddomei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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