- Corypha taliera
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Corypha taliera Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots (unranked): Commelinids Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Genus: Corypha Species: C. taliera Binomial name Corypha taliera
Roxb. DC.Corypha taliera is a species of palm, native to Bengal region of South Asia. There is one last plant left of this extinct species, which is protected and grows in the scrub jungle on the Dhaka University campus, Bangladesh.[citation needed] The plant was discovered in the 1950s growing in the scrub jungle on the Dhaka University campus, Bangladesh. It was then identified by local scientist Shamal Kumar Basu and subsequently protected in what became the enclosure of the residential quarters of the Pro Vice-Chancellor.[1]
On October 18, 2008, Daily Prothom Alo reported that the plant is about to bloom. According to botanists, the plant will die after it blooms.[1]
On October 22, 2008, Daily Naya Diganta and Daily Jaijaidin reported that there are a few more plants still remaining at the Adward Park, Bogra, Bangladesh.[2][3]
New 500 Baby Corypha taliera is deseeded at dhaka University to save this species in this world.
Source
Johnson, D. 1998. Corypha taliera. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org
References
- ^ তালি পামের শেষ বংশধর. পৃথিবীর একমাত্র গাছটি ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে? মঞ্জরি এসেছে, ‘মরণ-ফুল’ ফুটলে চিরবিদায় নেবে তালি পাম, by Anu Anwar, Daily Prothom Alo, October 18, 2008.
- ^ বিরল প্রজাতির তালি পামগাছ, Daily Naya Diganta, October 22, 2008.
- ^ বগুড়াতেও ৩টি তালি পামগাছ!, Daily Jaijaidin, October 22, 2008.
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