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 | |
|---|---|
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
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Madhuca insignis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.
- Dandekar, Parineeta Deshpande (22 August 2013). "Neither small, nor green". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- 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.
- "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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