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'Stone flower' wilting under pollution [1]

Pune: A type of lichen named Usnea ghattensis, found in the northern areas of the Western Ghats particularly in the vicinity of Mahabaleshwar, could well be the source of the next wonder drug.

Publication Date: 
12/01/2016
Ananya Dutta [2]
Times Of India (Pune) [3]
Tags:
Maharashtra [4], Western Ghats [5], Medicinal Plants [6], Pollution [7], Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research (CSIR) [8], Biosphere Reserves [9], Air Pollution [10], Tribals [11], Environment [12]
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