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- Botanists have discovered the two new species from Badami hills in Bagalkot district of Karnataka.
- The species have been named Portulaca badamica and Portulaca lakshminarasimhaniana.
- Portulaca badamica is named after the site of its discovery that is, the Badami hills.
- Portulaca lakshmi narasimhaniana is named after Pakshirajan Lakshminarashimhan for his significant contribution to plant taxonomy.
- IUCN Status - Portulaca badamica - data deficient category and Portulaca lakshminarasimhaniana- critically endangered.
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