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| genus = Humboldtia<br />
| species = ponmudiana<br />
| authority = E.S.S.Kumar, Shareef & Raj Vikr.<br />
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'''''Humboldtia ponmudiana''''' is a species of plant [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Kerala]] in [[India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Santhosh Kumar |first=Ettickal Sukumaran |last2=Shareef |first2=Sainudeen Muhammed |last3=Vikraman |first3=Ramachandrakurup Raj |date=2022-06-21 |title=Humboldtia ponmudiana (Fabaceae-Detarioideae), a new species from Kerala, India |url=https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.552.1.11 |journal=Phytotaxa |volume=552 |issue=1 |pages=115–121 |doi=10.11646/phytotaxa.552.1.11 |issn=1179-3163}}</ref><ref>{{Cite GBIF |id=11864135 |taxon=''Humboldtia ponmudiana'' E.S.S.Kumar, Shareef & Raj Vikr |accessdate=2025-07-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Data - Legume Data Portal |url=https://www.legumedata.org/data/?entity=o_3817013301&entity=o_2598664777&taxonKey=2962724 |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=www.legumedata.org}}</ref><br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
This species was named for [[Ponmudi Hills]], a hill station in Kerala where the tree was found and described. The leaves are of [[Subsessile|sub-sessile]] with 8-12 in numbers.<ref name=":0" /> <br />
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== Description ==<br />
This tree can be between 5 and 12 meters high. The trunk has a 25–50 cm diameter and the bark is black. The flowers are white and [[Cauliflory|cauliflorus]] where they grows directly on the stem or old branches. The seed pods are oblong and silky and hairy with 2–3 seeds inside. The flowering and fruiting season is from December to February.<ref name=":0" /> <br />
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This species resembles ''[[Humboldtia decurrens]]'' but can be differentiated by the black bark, young shoots being densely hairy and dark brown, sessile flowers, oval-shaped bracts without glands, hairy and long-beaked shaped seed pods amongst other characteristics.<ref name=":0" /> <br />
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== Distribution ==<br />
This species of trees were known only from the evergreen forests of Ponmudi and found at an elevation of 700–800 meters.<ref name=":0" /> <br />
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== Threats and conservation ==<br />
At the time of discovery of this species in 2002, a single population of 50 mature trees were found in less than 5 km<sup>2</sup> area. Hence it was suggested to be categorized as Critically Endangered.<ref name=":0" /> <br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Endemic fauna of India]]<br />
[[Category:Humboldtia|ponmudiana]]<br />
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