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2 New Species of Zingiber

September 12 , 2019 1819 days 920 0
  • Scientists from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have discovered two new species of Zingiber, commonly referred to as ginger, from Nagaland.
  • They are
    • Zingiber perenense
    • Zingiber dimapurense
  • Zingiber has 141 species distributed throughout Asia – 20+ species are found in North East India.

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