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Didymocarpus janakiae
July 5 , 2024
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- A new plant species was found in Arunachal Pradesh named as Didymocarpus janakiae.
- It belongs to the plant genus Didymocarpus commonly known as stone flower which is part of the African Violet family (Gesneriaceae).
- The genus consists of 111 species out of which 27 species are present in India, including now the newly described species.
- This is named in honour of Dr. E. K. Janaki Ammal, who is a pioneering Indian botanist.
- In 1931, she became the first Indian woman to be awarded a doctorate in botany in the US (University of Michigan).
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