Guwahati, April 8 -- Deep inside the mist-laden forests of Arunachal Pradesh's Shi-Yomi district, where clouds cling to ridgelines and streams carve through mossy ravines, scientists have uncovered something remarkable: three plant species new to science, each rooted in one of the richest yet least explored landscapes of the Eastern Himalaya.

In a significant scientific breakthrough, researchers from the G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment, North-East Regional Centre, Itanagar, in collaboration with the Department of Botany, Sikkim University, Gangtok; Kaliabor College, Assam; FRLH Herbarium, The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology (TDU), Bengaluru; and Central National Herbarium, Botanical S...