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Gongronema sasidharanii : New Species

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Gongronema sasidharanii : New Species

Gongronema sasidharanii, a new species of plant, was recently discovered from Pampadum Shola National Park in Kerala.

  • Gongronema sasidharanii is a new species of plant discovered in Pampadum Shola National Park, Idukki District, Kerala.
  • It is a plant with smooth stems and small urn-shaped creamy white to purplish-green flowers.
  • This is also the first time the genusGongronema is being reported from south India.
  • In India, the genus Gongronema has so far been represented by just three species found in northeast India, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and West Bengal.

Pampadum Shola National Park:

  • It is located in the eastern part of the Southern Western Ghats in Idukki District, Kerala.

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