''Madhuca insignis'' is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to India. It had been declared

extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...

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. Restoration efforts of the species are being attempted.

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insignis Endemic flora of India (region) Flora of Kerala Flora of Karnataka Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Critically endangered flora of Asia {{Sapotaceae-stub