Wendlandia angustifolia

Wendlandia angustifolia is an extinct species of plant in the family Rubiaceae ( Rubiaceae ). She was endemic in the Indian Western Ghats and Tirunelveli.

Features

Wendlandia angustifolia was a small, smooth tree reaching a height of 4 m. The branches were pretty thin. The three-part leaves stood together whorls. They were 7.6 cm to 10.2 cm long and between 0.9 cm and 1.7 cm. The leaf margin was narrow linear-lanceolate. The blade tip was pointed and the leaf base narrowed into a short petiole. The leaves were leathery and not shiny. The midrib was strong. There were eight pairs of very thin veins. The triangular - ovate stipules were pointed and did not fall off. The thin, pyramidal panicles were leafy at the bottom. The calyx teeth were pfriemförmig. The corolla tube was 4.6 mm long. The corolla lobes were almost circular. The stamens sticking out shortly. The short, club-shaped scars were entire or in two parts.

Habitat

Wendlandia angustifolia grew in forests at lower elevations, especially along river banks.

Status

Wendlandia angustifolia is only from the type material is known which Richard Henry Beddome had collected in the 19th century in Courtallam in the Western Ghats and Tirunelveli. Despite intensive searches, the species was not rediscovered and explained in 1998 by the IUCN to be extinct.