India, Sept. 10 -- Researchers have discovered a new orchid species, Hemipilia basifoliata (Orchidaceae) in Myodia region of the Lower Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh, officials said.
The discovery has been formally documented and published in an international science journal, they said. The new orchid species, documented in June last year at an altitude of 2,400 metre, belongs to the genus Hemipilia and is known for its small yet striking floral features, they added.
Led by Krishna Chowlu from the Arunachal Pradesh regional centre of the Botanical Survey of India, the research team included Jambey Tsering of the Orchid Research Centre under the State Environment, Forest and climate Change Department.
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