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New plant species discovered in Mizoramโ€™s Murlen National Park

Guwahati: In a remarkable addition to Indiaโ€™s botanical records, scientists have discovered a new species of flowering plant โ€” Ophiorrhiza mizoramensis โ€” from Murlen National Park in Mizoram. Researchers from Madras Christian College, Pachhunga University College, and The Madura College formally described the species, belonging to the coffee family Rubiaceae, in the Feddes Repertorium journal […]