Didymocarpus nautiyalii

Didymocarpus nautiyalii Latest News

Botanists recently discovered a new plant species in Arunachal Pradesh’s Shi-Yomi district, highlighting the rich botanical diversity of the Eastern Himalaya.

About Didymocarpus nautiyalii

• It is a new plant species.
• It was discovered in Arunachal Pradesh’s Shi-Yomi district.
• It belongs to the Gesneriaceae, a family of flowering plants. 
• The small herb grows on moist rock surfaces, including roadside walls and areas near waterfalls, in subtropical evergreen forests at elevations above 1,000 metres. 
• It grows to only around 8 cm and has leathery leaves and distinctive bluish-purple flowers. 
• The plant resembles Didymocarpus albiflorus but differs in several characteristics, including its much shorter stem, very short or absent leaf stalks, leathery leaf blades, smaller calyx, shorter bluish-purple corolla, and a hairless ovary.   
• The researchers have currently assessed D. nautiyalii as ‘Data Deficient’ under the IUCN Red List criteria.

News: TP

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