Southern reaches of Western Ghats yield 3 new plant species
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Published: 2nd Jun, 2020
Scientists have discovered of three new plant species from the evergreen forest patches of the southern end of the Western Ghats in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Scientists have discovered of three new plant species from the evergreen forest patches of the southern end of the Western Ghats in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
The three new species-
Eugenia sphaerocarpaof the Myrtaceae or Rose apple family
Goniothalamus sericeusof the Annonaceae family of custard apple
Memecylon nervosum of the Melastomataceae (Kayamboo or Kaasavu in local parlance) family