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(D) Dioscorea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dioscoreaceae. It is a source of the steroid diosgenin,which is used in the synthesis of va

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(D) Dioscorea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dioscoreaceae. It is a source of the steroid diosgenin,which is used in the synthesis of various pharmaceutical products,including contraceptives and corticosteroids. Due to its high medicinal value and excessive commercial exploitation,many species of Dioscorea have been over-harvested from the wild,leading to their inclusion in the list of endangered or threatened plants.

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$(P)$ Dodo	$(I)$ Russia
$(Q)$ Quagga	$(II)$ Mauritius
$(R)$ Thylacine	$(III)$ Africa
$(S)$ Steller's sea cow	$(IV)$ Australia

Which plant has been included in the list of endangered plants due to over-exploitation?

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Column-$I$ Column-$II$
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