Two New Flowering Plant Species Discovered in Arunachal Pradesh Districts
Two new flowering plant species have been discovered in Arunachal Pradesh, enriching the region's botanical diversity. Begonia siangensis was found in Upper Siang district at 600 meters elevation and formally described in the Edinburgh Journal of Botany. Disporopsis crispata, identified in Changlang district near the Myanmar border at 2,500 meters, marks the westernmost extension of its genus into India and was published in Phytotaxa. Both discoveries involved detailed taxonomic research and highlight Arunachal Pradesh's rich but underexplored flora.
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northeastnow broke this story on 11 Nov, 05:14 pm. Other outlets followed.
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