Cynometra beddomei
| Cynometra beddomei | |
|---|---|
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| Leaves | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Cynometra |
| Species: | C. beddomei |
| Binomial name | |
| Cynometra beddomei Prain | |
Cynometra beddomei is a species of tree in the Fabaceae family. 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] It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sources
- ↑ Oldfield, S; Lusty C;A. MacKinven (compilers) (1998). The World List of Threatened Trees. World Conservation Press. p. 157.
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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