Madhuca insignis

Madhuca insignis is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to India. It had been declared extinct due to habitat loss. However, a Madhuca insignis population has been rediscovered along the banks of the river Kumaradhara, in Dakshina Kannada region of Karnataka state, India. The area is the proposed site for the Kukke I and Kukke II hydel power projects.[2]. Restoration efforts of the species are being attempted[3].[4]

Madhuca insignis

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Madhuca
Species:
M. insignis
Binomial name
Madhuca insignis
(Radlk.) H.J.Lam

References

  1. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. Madhuca insignis. 2020 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 11 July 2020.
  2. Dandekar, Parineeta Deshpande (22 August 2013). "Neither small, nor green". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  3. Joshi, Geeta; Dhyani, Anurag; Arunkumar, A. N.; K.T., Boraiah (1 November 2019). "Rescuing Madhuca insignis (Sapotaceae), an extremely narrow endemic species to South Western Ghats, India". Journal for Nature Conservation: 125760. doi:10.1016/j.jnc.2019.125760.
  4. "Re-introduction of Madhuca insignis- a Critically Endangered Tree species in forest areas of Dakhin Kannada district of Karnataka | ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research". iihr.res.in. Retrieved 25 December 2019.


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