Globbaandersonii

Botanists have rediscovered a rare and critically endangered plant species called Globbaandersonii from the Sikkim Himalayas near the Teesta river valley region after a gap of nearly 136 years. It was thought to have been extinct until its "re-collection", for the first time since 1875.

Key Features

  • It is commonly known as 'dancing ladies' or 'swan flowers'.
  • It characterised by white flowers, non-appendaged anthers (the part of a stamen that contains the pollen) and a "yellowish lip".
  • Classified as "critically endangered" and "narrowly endemic", the species is restricted mainly to Teesta River Valley region which includes the Sikkim Himalayas ....
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