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''Madhuca diplostemon'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapotaceae, endemic to India. It is a threatened tree species of the Western Ghats whose original specimens were collected in 1835, and it was considered extinct for 184 years until a single living specimen was discovered in a sacred grove in 
The lone mature tree was located at the Koonayil Ayiravilli Shiva temple at Paravur, Kollam, Kerala. Surveys in other sacred groves in Kollam district failed to find another tree of the species. Since the species is represented by only one specimen in a single locality, it is eligible to be categorized as 'Critically Endangered' by the
Kollam
Kollam (), also known by its former name Quilon , is an ancient seaport and city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. The city i ...
district, when scientists at the Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute
"Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute", (formerly Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute) renamed in the fond memory of visionary Prime Minister of India Shri Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is an autonomous Institute ...
(JNTBGRI) identified the tree as ''Madhuca diplostemon'' rather than the common attilippa (''Madhuca neriifolia
''Madhuca neriifolia'' is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is native to Sri Lanka and India's Western Ghats.
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neriifolia
Flora of India (region)
Flora of Sri Lanka
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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'').S. Shailajakumari, E.S. Santhosh Kumar, A.K. Sreekala, B. Parthipan, R. Prakashkumar (2020) Rediscovery of ''Madhuca diplostemon'' (Sapotaceae) -a threatened species of the Western Ghats, India, after a hiatus of 184 years
Rheedea 30(3):383-387 DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2020.30.03.03
The lone mature tree was located at the Koonayil Ayiravilli Shiva temple at Paravur, Kollam, Kerala. Surveys in other sacred groves in Kollam district failed to find another tree of the species. Since the species is represented by only one specimen in a single locality, it is eligible to be categorized as 'Critically Endangered' by the IUCN
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...
(International Union for Conservation of Nature), the JNTBGRI has noted.
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Endemic flora of India (region) diplostemon Endangered plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Sapotaceae-stub Endlings