more-inIn just four months, nine new plants have been discovered in the Western Ghats, according to papers published in journals. Their stunning pink blooms make some Sonerilas well known as ornamental plants. In another study published in Phytotaxa, the scientist also describes a new shrub Anisochilus kanyakumariensis from Maruthwamala in Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari district. All new plants are currently known only from the localities they have been collected from. “More field surveys in the Western Ghats would surely lead to more such discoveries,” said Sabu.

Source: The Hindu April 28, 2018 11:26 UTC