Humboldtia Vahl - An under-utilised, under-researched, and vulnerable tree genus endemic to the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot

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Plant Diversity ›› 2026, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (02): 433-437.DOI: 10.1016/j.pld.2025.12.014

Humboldtia Vahl - An under-utilised, under-researched, and vulnerable tree genus endemic to the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot

Jithu K. Jose^a,b, Saranya K.R.L^a

a. Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences (SLS), University of Hyderabad, Central University, Gachibowli, Telangana 500046, India;
b. Global Tree Specialist Group (GTSG), IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), 1196, Gland, Switzerland

Received:2025-12-19 Online:2026-05-19 Published:2026-03-25
Contact: Jithu K. Jose,E-mail:23lpph03@uohyd.ac.in
Supported by:
This work was supported by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - University Grants Commission (CSIR-UGC) fellowship [221610031949] and the Mohamed Bin Zayed Conservation (MBZ) Fund [240535253]. The MBZ grant is funded as part of the Fonseca Leadership Program, which was established by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The authors are grateful to the CSIR-UGC and the University of Hyderabad for providing facilities to carry out the research work. They also thank the forest departments of Kerala and Karnataka for granting permission for the fieldwork. The second author would like to thank the CSIR Pool scientist scheme for the support and facilities. We are grateful for the support of the ORG.one project of Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) (Kara Dicks), Rufford Grants (45249-1), Idea Wild Grants (Project ID- KJOSINDI0125-00), and Mohamed Bin Zayed Species Conservation (MBZ) Funds in our efforts to conserve threatened trees in the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot Forest regions. Thankful to K.M.G. Gehan Jayasuriya, K Murugesan, Joseph Mappilacherry, Vinayaraj, and Karthikeyan S for providing the photos for the manuscript. The photo plate was made by Amal Thankachan (Lamadesigns).

Humboldtia Vahl - An under-utilised, under-researched, and vulnerable tree genus endemic to the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot

Jithu K. Jose^a,b, Saranya K.R.L^a

a. Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences (SLS), University of Hyderabad, Central University, Gachibowli, Telangana 500046, India;
b. Global Tree Specialist Group (GTSG), IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), 1196, Gland, Switzerland

通讯作者: Jithu K. Jose,E-mail:23lpph03@uohyd.ac.in
基金资助:
This work was supported by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - University Grants Commission (CSIR-UGC) fellowship [221610031949] and the Mohamed Bin Zayed Conservation (MBZ) Fund [240535253]. The MBZ grant is funded as part of the Fonseca Leadership Program, which was established by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The authors are grateful to the CSIR-UGC and the University of Hyderabad for providing facilities to carry out the research work. They also thank the forest departments of Kerala and Karnataka for granting permission for the fieldwork. The second author would like to thank the CSIR Pool scientist scheme for the support and facilities. We are grateful for the support of the ORG.one project of Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) (Kara Dicks), Rufford Grants (45249-1), Idea Wild Grants (Project ID- KJOSINDI0125-00), and Mohamed Bin Zayed Species Conservation (MBZ) Funds in our efforts to conserve threatened trees in the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot Forest regions. Thankful to K.M.G. Gehan Jayasuriya, K Murugesan, Joseph Mappilacherry, Vinayaraj, and Karthikeyan S for providing the photos for the manuscript. The photo plate was made by Amal Thankachan (Lamadesigns).

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Key words: Humboldtia, Endemism, Biodiversity hotspot, Conservation, Extinction

关键词: Humboldtia, Endemism, Biodiversity hotspot, Conservation, Extinction

Jithu K. Jose, Saranya K.R.L. Humboldtia Vahl - An under-utilised, under-researched, and vulnerable tree genus endemic to the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot[J]. Plant Diversity, 2026, 48(02): 433-437.

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