Scientists Discover New Plant Species In Arunachal Pradesh

Chief Minister Pema Khandu has expressed delight over the development.

Itanagar: Researchers from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have discovered a new plant species from a wildlife sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, officials said.

‘Phlogacanthus Sudhansusekharii', the plant species recently discovered from Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary in Papum Pare district, belongs to the family ‘Acanthaceae' and the ‘Phlogacanthus' genus, they said.

The species is named to honour Dr Sudhansu Sekhar Dash, a scientist at the BSI, for his “significant contribution” to plant and ecological research in the Indian Himalayan region, the BSI officials said.