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ITANAGAR, 25 Nov:<\/strong> Arunachal Pradesh has reported a major scientific milestone with the discovery of a new plant species, Hoya dawodiensis, in the remote and biodiversity-rich Vijaynagar region in Changlang district.<\/p>\n Chief Minister Pema Khandu in a social media post termed the discovery a “remarkable chapter” in the state’s growing legacy of botanical research.<\/p>\n Researchers involved in the study said the discovery of Hoya dawodiensis is particularly significant because the Vijaynagar landscape, accessible only by air or multi-day treks, remains one of the least explored but biologically richest regions of the state.<\/p>\n Researchers have also recorded Hoya yingjiangensisfor the first time in India, expanding the country’s known floral diversity, while Hoya nummularia has been documented in Arunachal for the first time.<\/p>\n Hoya plants belong to a large group of tropical flowering species.<\/p>\n Officials said that these findings further strengthen the state’s botanical baseline, which has rapidly expanded over recent years following a series of new amphibian, orchid and balsam discoveries across high-altitude and tropical zones.<\/p>\n Khandu, while applauding the work of national and international institutions leading to the discoveries, said these findings reflect the scientific potential of the region.<\/p>\n “These findings reaffirm the unmatched biodiversity of Arunachal Pradesh,” he said in a post on X, congratulating the joint team from the Society for Education & Environmental Development, the Botanical Survey of India and Botanic Research Singapore.<\/p>\n “We are committed to supporting research that brings global attention to our natural heritage,” he added.<\/p>\n The chief minister also noted that documenting new species is crucial for long-term conservation.<\/p>\n “Every discovery strengthens our understanding of these fragile ecosystems and highlights why they must be protected,” he said in his message shared on social media.<\/p>\n The new records are expected to aid future conservation planning and draw renewed ecological focus to the easternmost frontier of Arunachal.<\/p>\n Officials said the findings come amid a productive year for biodiversity research in the state, with scientists reporting multiple plant and animal discoveries in recent months. (PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ITANAGAR, 25 Nov: Arunachal Pradesh has reported a major scientific milestone with the discovery of a new plant species, Hoya dawodiensis, in the remote and biodiversity-rich Vijaynagar region in Changlang district. Chief Minister Pema Khandu in a social media post termed the discovery a “remarkable chapter” in the state’s growing legacy of botanical research. Researchers […]<\/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-274344","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\/274344","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=274344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274344\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=274344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=274344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=274344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}