Syzygium palghatense Gamble
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1800's (Nayar & Sastry, 1987:216)
Rediscovered after 140 years (date unspecified) (Sasidharan, 2002)
Still listed as Extinct by (Humphreys et al., 2019; POWO, 2023)
Distribution
Palghat Hills, Kerala, India
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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