Green Options » western ghats http://greenoptions.com/tag/western-ghats Posts tagged 'western ghats' Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:10:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en 137 New Plant Species Discovered http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/06/20/137-new-plant-species-discovered/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/06/20/137-new-plant-species-discovered/#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:10:51 +0000 Jake Richardson http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/06/20/137-new-plant-species-discovered/ Western ghats

A publication from the Botanical Insitute of India reported that over 100 new plant species were discovered in India. One hundred and thirty seven are new to science, and 30 were discovered in India for the first time. “The Indian flora is mainly concentrated in three major centres of diversity namely Himalayas, the Western Ghats and Andaman and Nicobar islands. The discoveries reflect the potential of the country’s plant heritage which is yet to be explored,”  said BSI director M Sanjappa.

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