Dalbergia occulta

Dalbergia occulta ^[2] is a species of flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.^[3] Its original description was based on a single collection, which explains its botanical name (from the Latin word occultus "hidden, concealed").^[3][4]

Dalbergia occulta
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Dalbergia
Species:	D. occulta
Binomial name
Dalbergia occulta Bosser & Rabevohitra

Similar species

• Dalbergia maritima

Conservation status

The IUCN Red List lists Dalbergia occulta as critically endangered.^[5]

Due to overexploitation and the risk of confusion with similar species, Dalbergia occulta and other Dalbergia species from Madagascar were listed in CITES Appendix II^[6] in 2013, currently with a zero export quota.^[7]