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ITANAGAR, 8 Nov:<\/strong> Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday said scientists of Botanical Survey of India’s regional centre here discovered two rare Hoya species of plants, marking a significant milestone in the documentation of the state’s floral diversity.<\/p>\n The chief minister informed that Hoya chinghungensis has been reported for the first time in India, while Hoya acuminata has been recorded for the first time in Arunachal Pradesh.<\/p>\n Sharing the information on X, Khandu said, “Heartiest congratulations to the entire team of Botanical Survey of India, Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre, Itanagar for their remarkable scientific contribution.”<\/p>\n The discoveries were made during extensive floristic explorations conducted in the districts of East Kameng, Pakke-Kessang, and Longding, he said.<\/p>\n Khandu lauded the scientists for their dedication, stating that the discovery once again highlights the “rich and unique biodiversity of Arunachal Pradesh.”<\/p>\n “Proud moment for our scientists and researchers. Many more such discoveries await in our forests!” he said.<\/p>\n The discovery by BSI researchers underscores Arunachal’s position as a global biodiversity hotspot, with many of its forested regions remaining biologically unexplored.<\/p>\n The Hoya genus, commonly known as wax plants, is prized for its beautiful star-shaped flowers and ecological significance in forest ecosystems.<\/p>\n Experts believe that these findings not only expand India’s floristic records but also emphasise the importance of continued scientific exploration and conservation efforts in the eastern Himalayas. (PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ITANAGAR, 8 Nov: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday said scientists of Botanical Survey of India’s regional centre here discovered two rare Hoya species of plants, marking a significant milestone in the documentation of the state’s floral diversity. The chief minister informed that Hoya chinghungensis has been reported for the first time in India, while […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-273490","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273490"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273490\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}