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]
Cynometra beddomei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Genus: | Cynometra |
Species: | C. beddomei
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Binomial name | |
Cynometra beddomei Prain
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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.[3][1] It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ The World List of Threatened Trees. Compiled by Oldfield, S; Lusty C; A. MacKinven. World Conservation Press. 1998. p. 157.
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