Itanagar, Oct. 4 -- In a remarkable addition to India's floral wealth, a new species of flowering plant, Corydalis shiyomiensis (family Papaveraceae), has been discovered in the pristine forests of Shi Yomi district, Arunachal Pradesh, situated within the Eastern Himalaya Biodiversity Hotspot.
The discovery, made near Tato village, highlights the rich and still-unexplored biodiversity of the region.
The species is currently known only from a single locality, with just 12 flowering individuals recorded, and has been assessed as Critically Endangered (CR B2ab iii) under IUCN guidelines.
Morphologically similar to Corydalis petrophila and Corydalis leptocarpa, the newly described species is distinguished by its unique vegetative and floral ...