''Dalbergia suaresensis'' is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae, and is unique because it is only found in

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

. The plant's

conservation status The conservation status of a group of organisms (for instance, a species) indicates whether the group still exists and how likely the group is to become extinct in the near future. Many factors are taken into account when assessing conservatio ...

is listed as "endangered", and its continued existence on this planet is threatened by

habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ...

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suaresensis Endemic flora of Madagascar Endangered plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon {{Dalbergia-stub