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(D) : An endangered species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in number or threatened by ch

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Podophyllum

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(D) : An endangered species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in number or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters.$Podophyllum$ is an endangered species of Indian medicinal plants.They contain podophyllotoxin and podophyllin,which are used as a purgative and as a cytostatic agent.They are also grown as ornamental plants for their attractive foliage and flowers.Extracts of these plants are used for treating genital warts and some types of skin cancers.

List-$I$	List-$II$
$(a)$ Dodo	$(1)$ Africa
$(b)$ Quagga	$(2)$ Russia
$(c)$ Thylacine	$(3)$ Mauritius
$(d)$ Steller's sea cow	$(4)$ Australia

One of the endangered species of Indian medicinal plants is that of

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List-$I$ List-$II$
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$(c)$ Thylacine $(3)$ Mauritius
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