#Botany
New Flowering Plant Species Found in Manas National Park
Researchers identified Osbeckia assamensis, a new pink-flowered shrub, following four years of field surveys in Assam's Manas National Park grasslands.
Timungpi Terang • 26 Oct 2026
Botanists Find Two New Plant Species in Arunachal Pradesh
Researchers discovered two new plant species in the Changlang district. The findings were published in the journal Taiwania on October 23, 2026.
Rinchen K • 23 Oct 2026
Botanists Find New Flowering Plant Species in Manas National Park
Researchers discovered Osbeckia assamensis, a new perennial shrub species, inside the grasslands of Assam's Manas National Park.
Bibar Daimary • 22 Oct 2026
Rare Shrub Rediscovered in Assam After 200 Years
Researchers have found Ardisia colorata in Assam's Bongaigaon district, marking the first sighting of the rare flowering shrub in India since 1821.
Bibar Daimary • 20 Oct 2026
Lost Flowering Shrub Rediscovered in Assam After 204 Years
Gauhati University researchers found a rare shrub in Assam, ending 204 years of taxonomic confusion surrounding the forgotten plant Ardisia colorata.
Timungpi Terang • 17 Oct 2026
Rare Wild Cucumber Found in Assam Wildlife Sanctuary
Researchers discovered a rare spiny-fruited cucumber in Assam's Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni Wildlife Sanctuary, highlighting the area's plant diversity.
Bibar Daimary • 8 Oct 2026
Ancient Assam Fossil Reveals Why Rare Plants Vanished from India
A 24-million-year-old fossil leaf discovered in Assam suggests habitat loss, not climate change, drove the plant's regional extinction.
Bibar Daimary • 7 Oct 2026
Nagaland University Hiring Researcher for Biotech Hub
Nagaland University is hiring a Junior Research Fellow or Project Associate for a biotech project. Walk-in interviews are set for October 29, 2026.
Kiyeto Swu • 3 Oct 2026
Study Uncovers 96 Wild Edible Plant Species in Assam's Tinsukia District
Researchers identified 96 wild edible plants in Tinsukia, Assam, noting their nutritional value and the urgent need to protect this traditional knowledge.
Bibar Daimary • 1 Oct 2026
Botanists Identify New Culinary Herb Species in Manipur
Researchers discovered Tetrataenium manipurense, a wild aromatic herb long used in traditional Manipuri cuisine, now officially recognized in Phytotaxa.
Sanajaoba Chongtham • 26 Sep 2026
New Begonia species found in Arunachal Pradesh
Researchers discovered Begonia neelamorum in Arunachal Pradesh. The rare plant grows along the Keyi River and is named after the local Nyishi clan.
Rinchen K • 25 Sep 2026
Botanists Discover Rare Begonia Species in Arunachal Pradesh
Researchers found a new plant species, Begonia neelamorum, in Arunachal Pradesh. The discovery adds to the growing botanical record of Northeast India.
Bibar Daimary • 24 Sep 2026
Rare Ghost Flower Orchid Discovered in Arunachal Pradesh
Botanists discovered a rare leafless orchid, Gastrodia keyiensis, in Arunachal Pradesh. The plant spends most of its life cycle hidden underground.
Tani M • 21 Sep 2026
Rare Ghost Flower Orchid Discovered in Arunachal Pradesh
Botanists identified a new orchid species, Gastrodia keyiensis, in Arunachal Pradesh. This rare plant hides underground for much of its life.
Tani M • 17 Sep 2026
Manipur Bunching Onion Officially Classified as New Variety
Researchers identified Manipur's Chiru Maroi as a unique onion variety. The discovery could lead to GI tagging and new economic growth for local farmers.
Priyanka Moirangthem • 15 Sep 2026
New Cancer-Fighting Plant Species Found in Assam
Botanists discovered a new flowering plant in Assam that could help fight cancer, but the species is already at high risk of disappearing.
Timungpi Terang • 1 Sep 2026
Assam Botanist Identifies 43 New Northeast Plant Species
Dr. Dipankar Bora spent eight years documenting 43 rare plant species across Northeast India, giving formal scientific names to previously unknown flora.
Timungpi Terang • 19 Aug 2026
New Mushroom Species Identified in Meghalaya
Researchers identified a new mushroom species, Russula griseopurpurata, found growing under sal trees in Meghalaya and West Bengal.
NEWire Desk • 10 Aug 2026
Sao Chang College Students Plant 21 Medicinal Species
Students at Sao Chang College planted 21 medicinal plant species to mark World Nature Conservation Day 2026 and held an expert-led herbal medicine webinar.
Naro Jamir • 29 Jul 2026
Rare Flowering Plant Rediscovered in Assam After 180 Years
Botanists found the rare Rungia mastersii plant in Assam's Jatinga Hills, ending an 180-year disappearance for the species.
Timungpi Terang • 28 Jul 2026
