Plant Discoveries 2020

  • The Botanical Survey of India, in its new publication Plant Discoveries 2020 has added 267 new taxa/ species to the country’s flora.
  • In 2020, 202 new plant species were discovered across the country and 65 new records were added.
  • 22% of the discoveries were made from the Western Ghats followed by Western Himalayas (15%), Eastern Himalayas (14%) and Northeast Ranges (12%).
  • India being a signatory to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is committed to work towards the prime objective of Global Strategy of Plant Conservation.
  • The newly discovered species may offer potential source of wild edible plants, traditional drugs, cosmetics ....
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