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Bryum Bharatiensis
July 12 , 2021
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- 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.
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