Madhuca diplostemon

Researchers at the Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI) at Palode in Kerala have rediscovered an endangered tree species of Western Ghats, long believed extinct, after 184 years from a sacred grove in Kollam district.

  • The lone mature tree identified as Madhucadiplostemon, was located at the KoonayilAyiravilli Siva Temple at Paravur, Kollam.

Highlights

  • Madhuca diplostemon, a species of flowering plant from Sapotaceae family, has been listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species
  • This species was first described by Robert Wight, a surgeon-botanist of the East India Company, based ....
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Ecology & Environment