Crudia zeylanica
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| Crudia zeylanica (Thwaites) Benth. 1868
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Crudia zeylanica (Sinhala: පණු කරඳ), sometimes known as Sri Lanka Legume, is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae endemic to Sri Lanka.[2] Once thought to be extinct,[3] the plant was rediscovered in 2019 by three young research scientists including Himesh Dilruwan Jayasinghe.[4]
Rediscovery
This tree which was once thought to be extinct with last confirmed reporting in 1911. It was known only from the herbarium specimens. In 2019, the plant was rediscovered in a small plot of forest land located close to the Daraluwa Railway Station in Gampaha in several places in Gampaha District.[5] it since has been found to be thriving in the Gampaha district according to the director general of department of wildlife conservation
Conservation effort
On 7 February 2021, Gampaha Division Wildlife Officer Devani Jayathilaka visited to a construction site of the expressway from Kadawatha to Meerigama and diecovered a Crudia zeylanica plant.[6] She immediately prevented the workers from destroying it and informed the personnel regarding the matter. The news made a huge media circus in Sri Lanka, where several authorities cited the value of the tree and prevented it from being cut.[7]
Meanwhile on 10 February 2021, the plant was ordained by the Buddhist Clergy from the National Bhikku Front.[8]
References
- ^ "Crudia zeylanica (Thwaites) Benth". The Plant List. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help) - ^ "Crudia zeylanica (Thwaites) Benth". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help) - ^ "Crudia zeylanica Benth". gbif. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help) - ^ www.google.com https://urlshortner.org/FhYog. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "The Sri Lankan legume: Extinct, rediscovered, and now at risk again". mongabay. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help) - ^ "Sole surviving Sri Lankan Legume saved in the nick of time". newsfirst. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help) - ^ "Environmentalists oppose relocating sole surviving Crudia zeylanica tree". newsfirst. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help) - ^ "Buddhist Clergy in Sri Lanka ordain tree to protect it from Highway Construction". newsfirst. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
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Sources
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Crudia zeylanica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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