''Cynometra beddomei'' is a species of tree in the family

Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...

, described from a single tree in the

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

Western Ghats of

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

. In 1998, it was declared extinct as it had never been seen again since 1870. Trees of the species have subsequently been identified in several parts of Kerala and southern Karnataka. The IUCN Status was updated to reflect this in 2020.Rediscovered tree still ‘extinct’ on IUCN Red List
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habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease ...

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beddomei Endemic flora of India (region) Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Endangered plants {{India-stub