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Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: up to 65 feet (20 m)
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Green
Other: Greenish-yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Underground structures: Taproot
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous: Endangered
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (CR)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Critically Endangered
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Common names
  • Kathalekan Marsh Nut

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Location: Bangalore-Honavar Road, (Western Ghats) India14°16'33.9"N 74°43'27.8"E
Date: May 12, 2014
Photo by sarangib; CC0 Public Domain, thank you.
Comments:
  • Posted by greene (Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) - Zone 8b) on Aug 31, 2015 9:27 AM concerning plant:
    Semecarpus kathalekanensis, Kathalekan Marsh Nut, aka Kannada, is a newly discovered/described tree found only in the Swampy Relic Forests of Kathalekan area, Western Ghats region of India. The tree was described in 2000; there are only 50 breeding individuals documented at this time.

    To learn more:
    http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in...
    http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in...

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