A team of botanists from the Central University of Punjab (CUPB), Bhatinda have discovered a new native plant species of moss from Eastern Antarctica.
Dr Felix Bast from CUPB found the plant species of moss on rocks near Bharati station at Larsemann Hills during his expedition visit in Indian Antarctic Mission 2016-17.
The botanists have named the species ‘Bryum Bharatiensis’.
Dr Bast confirmed that the new species ‘Bryum Bharatiensis’ is the first and only plant species discovered till now under the Indian Antarctic Mission.