Syzygium palghatense Gamble (1918:240)
Sevappunjaval
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1800's (Nayar & Sastry, 1987:216); 1872 (Amitha Bachan & Devika, 2023; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Rediscovered: after 140 years (date unspecified) (Sasidharan, 2002; Sujanapal & Sasidharan, 2002; Amitha Bachan & Devika, 2023)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Still listed as Extinct by (Humphreys et al., 2019; POWO, 2023, 2024; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024).
Distribution
Palghat Hills, Kerala, India
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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Sujanapal, P. and Sasidharan, N. (2002). Relocation of Syzygium palghatense Gamble (Myrtaceae) and description of its hitherto unknown fruits. Rheedea 12(2): 189-191.
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