Poeciloneuron pauciflorum

Poeciloneuron pauciflorum is a species of flowering plant in the family Calophyllaceae. It was recorded in Travancore and Tirunelveli (now located in the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu respectively) in 19th century India. It has not been recorded since.^[1][3] The specific epithet pauciflora is Latin for 'few-flowered'.^[4][5]

Poeciloneuron pauciflorum
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Calophyllaceae
Genus:	Poeciloneuron
Species:	P. pauciflorum
Binomial name
Poeciloneuron pauciflorum Bedd. (1871)
Synonyms[2]
Agasthiyamalaia pauciflora (Bedd.) S.Rajkumar & Janarth. (2007)

Conservation

Mass multiplication using tissue culture is being experimented in a species recovery program by Department of Biotechnology, Gauhati University, New Delhi.^[6]