Dalbergia_occulta

<i>Dalbergia occulta</i>

Dalbergia occulta

Species of legume

Dalbergia occulta [2] is a species of flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.[3] Its original description was based on a single collection, which explains its botanical name (from the Latin word occultus "hidden, concealed").[3][4]

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Conservation status

The IUCN Red List lists Dalbergia occulta as critically endangered.[5]

Due to overexploitation and the risk of confusion with similar species, Dalbergia occulta and other Dalbergia species from Madagascar were listed in CITES Appendix II[6] in 2013, currently with a zero export quota.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    Members of the IUCN SSC Madagascar Plant Specialist Group.; Missouri Botanical Garden, -. (2017). "Dalbergia occulta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T68501511A68712014. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T68501511A68712014.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Dalbergia occulta". Catalogue of the Plants of Madagascar - Tropicos. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. [3]
    Bosser, Jean; Rabevohitra, Raymond (2005). "Espèces nouvelles dans le genre Dalbergia (Fabaceae, Papilionoideae) à Madagascar" (PDF). Adansonia. 27 (2): 209–216.
  4. [4]
    occulto on Wiktionary
  5. [5]
    Members of the IUCN SSC Madagascar Plant Specialist Group & Missouri Botanical Garden (2017). "Dalbergia occulta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T68501511A68712014. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T68501511A68712014.en. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  6. [6]
    "CITES appendices I, II and III". Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  7. [7]
    How CITES works


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