Mitrephora rashmiae Latest News
Researchers from Mumbai’s Thackeray Wildlife Foundation recently discovered a new flowering tree species named Mitrephora rashmiae in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Subansiri district.
About Mitrephora rashmiae
- It is a new species of flowering tree species.
- It was discovered in the remote forests of Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Subansiri district.
- It belongs to the custard apple family.
- It is the only second species of the Mitrephora genus ever recorded from the Eastern Himalayan Biodiversity Hotspot.
- It is also the first known species in the genus to bear both male and bisexual flowers on the same tree, making it unique from a scientific perspective.
- Mitrephora rashmiae can be identified by its pale-yellow flowers marked with purple stripes and a unique dome-shaped floral structure formed by the inner petals.
- It is currently known from a single tree in the wild. Only one seven-metre-tall tree has been located, growing beside a stream in a degraded forest patch.
- As no additional specimens have been found, scientists have classified the species as “Data Deficient”
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Last updated on August, 2026
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