GUWAHATI: A rare purple-flowered Himalayan plant, Cyananthus hookeri, has been recorded in India after 158 years, with its presence confirmed in the Chuna Valley of Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh. The finding marks the first confirmed record of the species in the state and is being considered a significant development in Indian botany. ALSO…
GUWAHATI: A rare Himalayan flowering plant, Cyananthus hookeri, has been rediscovered in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang district after 158 years, marking its first confirmed record in India since it was last collected in Sikkim by British botanist Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1867. ALSO READ: 38.959 km of Indo-Bangladesh Border in Assam Yet to Be Fenced,…
GUWAHATI: A rare dragonfly species has been rediscovered in Arunachal Pradesh after more than 100 years, marking a significant breakthrough in India’s biodiversity records. ALSO READ: Rare Himalayan Plant Species Rediscovered in Arunachal After 188 Years The species, Gynacantha khasiaca, commonly known as the long-tailed duskhawker, was recently spotted in Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve…
GUWAHATI: A rare Himalayan plant species believed to have been lost for nearly 188 years has been rediscovered in Arunachal Pradesh, marking a significant development for biodiversity research and conservation in the Eastern Himalaya. ALSO READ: 60,000 Kg Smuggled Areca Nuts Seized in Assam and Mizoram, Five Arrested The species, Vaccinium piliferum, an endangered wild relative…
