The scientist of Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, identified a new species of the Genus Ardisia in the Akkamalai forest in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu.
The new species Ardisia ramaswamii, named after the 20th Century Botanist M.S. Ramaswami.
It is included in the Red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).