Guwahati, April 15 -- A team of researchers has discovered a new plant species in Manipur's Kamjong district, naming it Dillenia nagalim in a nod to the land of the Naga tribes where it was found.

The species was documented by Sochanngam Kashung, Urikkhimbam Leishilembi, Kholi Kaini, Rachel Sochui Maheo, Tilling Rupa, Gladyso Kashung, Kerene Gangmei, Kreni Lokho, and Kazhuhrii Eshuo, and has been published in Phytotaxa.

The name "nagalim" is derived from "Naga" (referring to the indigenous Naga communities) and "lim," meaning land, reflecting the plant's origin in a region predominantly inhabited by the Tangkhul Naga tribe near the Indo-Myanmar border.

Discovered during field surveys between 2024 and 2025 in Choro village, the species ...