A NEW PLANT SPECIES DISCOVERED IN MANIPUR

* A TEAM OF RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW PLANT SPECIES IN MANIPUR 'S KAMJONG DISTRICT 

* NAMED DILLENIA NAGALIM 

* THE NAGALIM DERIVED FROM NAGA ( INDIGENOUS NAGA TRIBES COMMUNITIES) ANDE LIM MEANING LAND, 

* IT IS A SHRUB GROWING UPTO ABOUT 1.2 METER WITH BRIGHT YELLOW FLOWERS, AND DISTINCTIVE DOUBLE SERRATED LEAVES.

* THE SPECIES HAS BEEN PROVISIONALLY CLASSIFIED AS CRITICALLY ENDANGERED UNDER IUCN CRITERIA.