Madhuca insignis
Madhuca insignis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Sapotaceae |
Genus: | Madhuca |
Species: | M. insignis
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Binomial name | |
Madhuca insignis (Radlk.) H.J.Lam
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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]
References
- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Madhuca insignis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.
- ^ The Hindu, August 22, 2013
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