BEGONIA NEELAMORUM: NEW FLOWERING PLANT SPECIES DISCOVERED IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH
14 August 2026
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Mehnat Aapki, Guidance Humari
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BEGONIA NEELAMORUM: NEW FLOWERING PLANT SPECIES DISCOVERED IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH
Context: A new flowering plant species, Begonia neelamorum, has been described from Keyi Panyor district of Arunachal Pradesh. The scientific description was published in Taiwania on 5 August 2026. The plant was collected from steep, moist rock walls along the Keyi River at about 1,000 metres elevation.
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