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Cynometra beddomei is a rare evergreen tree from the Western Ghats of southern India, known from streamside forests at 700 to 1,000 m. It is not a common garden or houseplant, and cultivation details are largely unknown.
Cynometra beddomei is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae, described from a single tree in the Western Ghats of Kerala in southwestern India. 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. This tree is found in streamside submontane evergreen and semi-evergreen forests from 700 to 1,000 metres elevation. The IUCN Status was updated to reflect this in 2020. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
