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Eligmocarpus cynometroides
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IUCN CR · Critically endangered

Eligmocarpus cynometroides

Eligmocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to subfamily Dialioideae. It contains a single species, Eligmocarpus cynometroides. It is a tree endemic to southeastern Madagascar. Currently, it occurs only on the edge of a relatively humid spiny forest in Petriky. The species is critically endangered, with only 21 adult trees remaining as of 2012, down from 23 in 2004 and 27 in 2001. The surviving trees do have high genetic...

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