The Sri Lankan legume: Extinct, rediscovered, and now at risk …
2019年12月11日 · The recent rediscovery of an endemic plant known as the Sri Lanka legume (Crudia zeylanica), considered extinct until a week ago, has been welcomed in Sri Lanka, a biodiverse island with high endemism. The plant was found on private land that sits along the path of a planned highway, placing it at imminent danger of extinction once again.
Hope blooms for an ‘extinct’ Sri Lankan tree that reemerged …
2021年3月18日 · The rediscovery of a Sri Lankan legume tree (Crudia zeylanica) in 2019 was rare good news of a species still surviving despite being declared extinct years earlier. But that tree is now threatened ...
Sri Lanka uproots ‘last legume’ tree to build highway
2023年7月11日 · The Sri Lanka Legume (Crudia zeylanica) — a flowering tree whose pods are not known to be eaten by humans — was first classified in 1868 and last found in 1911. In 2012, it was declared extinct until the surprise discovery in 2019 of a lone tree near Colombo.
Sri Lankan monks ‘ordain’ last legume - Yale University
2021年2月11日 · Sri Lankan Buddhist monks Wednesday ordained the world's only known specimen of a species of local tree, in an attempt to stop it being axed to make way for a motorway. The Sri Lanka Legume (Crudia zeylanica) was first classified in …
(VIDEO) Sole surviving Sri Lankan Legume saved in the nick
2021年8月2日 · The only surviving tree of the Sri Lankan Legume or Crudia zeylanica was rediscovered in a small plot of forest land located close to the Daraluwa Railway Station in Gampaha and according to...
Sri Lanka saves last legume from expressway axe - France 24
2021年2月17日 · The Sri Lanka Legume (Crudia zeylanica) -- a flowering tree from the legume family whose pods are not known to be eaten by humans -- was first classified in 1868 and last found in 1911. In 2012...
Crudia zeylanica (Sri Lanka legume tree) - The Recently Extinct …
A critical anaylsis on the current status of ex situ conservation strategies of Sri Lanka's flora and fauna and its overall importance in Biodiversity Conservation in Sri Lanka. Unpublished M.Sc. Thesis.
Sri Lankan monks ‘ordain’ last legume - sbc.sc
2021年2月17日 · Sri Lankan Buddhist monks Wednesday ordained the world’s only known specimen of a species of local tree, in an attempt to stop it being axed to make way for a motorway. The Sri Lanka Legume (Crudia zeylanica) was first classified in …
Sri Lanka saves last legume from expressway axe
2021年2月17日 · The Sri Lanka Legume (Crudia zeylanica)—a flowering tree from the legume family whose pods are not known to be eaten by humans—was first classified in 1868 and last found in 1911. In 2012 it was declared extinct until the surprise discovery in …
Sri Lankan monks ‘ordain’ last legume - Newspaper - DAWN.COM
2021年2月11日 · COLOMBO: Sri Lankan Buddhist monks on Wednesday ordained the world’s only known specimen of a species of local tree, in an attempt to stop it being axed to make way for a motorway.