A NEW SPECIES OF CUSTARD APPLE DISCOVERD IN WESTERN GHATS

* A NEW SPECIES OF CUSTARD APPLE DISCOVERD IN WESTERN GHATS 

* FAMILY BELONGS - ANNONACEAE) 

* NAMED - MILIUSA BEDDOMEI ( NAMED AFTER IN HONOUR TO R H BEDDOMEI) 

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TAMILNADU GETS 3RD BIODIVERSITY HERITAGE SITE

* The Town Panchayat Of Elathur In Erode Has Been Notified As The Tamilnadu's 3rd Biodiversity Heritage Site.

* Elathur Lake Spread Over 37.42 hectares 

FIRST KIND OF ORCHID SPECIES HAS BEEN DISCOVERED IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH

* RESERCHERS FROM SOCIETY FOR EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT (SEED) CHANGLANG, ARUNACHAL PRADESH HAS DOCUMENT A ORCHID SPECIES.

* NAMED - GASTROCHILUS PECHEI (Rchb.f) 

* THIS ORCHID CHARACTERISED AS YELLOW SEPALS AND PETALS WITH A WHITE LABBELUM COVERED PURPLISH SPOTS. ..

* SPECIES FOUND IN MOIST EVERGREEN RAIN FOREST 

* AS OF NOW INDIA HAS 23 SPECIES OF GASTROCHILUS GENUS (16 IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH) 

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