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Rare plant species found [1]

SHILLONG, May 19: Rarest of the rare botanical species in the world is found in Meghalaya. The stunning flower of considerable size known as Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, first discovered by an Italian botanist Odoardo Beccari in 1878 on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, was discovered at Ri-Bhoi district on Saturday.

Publication Date: 
20/05/2009
Sentinel (Guwahati) [2]
Tags:
Plant Biodiversity [3], Botany [4], Meghalaya [5]
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