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]
| Dalbergia occulta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Dalbergia |
| Species: | D. occulta
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| Binomial name | |
| Dalbergia occulta Bosser & Rabevohitra
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Similar species
editConservation status
editThe 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Dalbergia occulta". Catalogue of the Plants of Madagascar - Tropicos. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ a b Bosser, Jean; Rabevohitra, Raymond (2005). "Espèces nouvelles dans le genre Dalbergia (Fabaceae, Papilionoideae) à Madagascar" (PDF). Adansonia. 27 (2): 209–216.
- ^ occulto on Wiktionary
- ^ 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.
- ^ "CITES appendices I, II and III". Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ How CITES works
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