Reported by, May 10 -- Roopak Goswami

Guwahati: A team of botanists from Assam has recorded the rare liverwort species Radula anceps Sande Lac. in mainland India for the first time from Assam's Ultapani Forest Range in Kokrajhar district, marking a significant addition to the country's bryophyte records.

The species was previously known only from Little Nicobar in the Nicobar group of islands. Scientists say the latest finding considerably expands the known distribution range of the species within India.

The discovery was made during a field exploration carried out in March 2025 by researchers Twinkle Basumatary, O.M. Sruthi and Sanjib Baruah. Their study has been published in the journal National Academy of Science Letters.

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