Pyrostria laljii Plant – Pyrostria laljii, a New Species and First Record of Pyrostria (Vanguerieae, Rubiaceae) from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
The new species, Pyrostria laljii, is additionally the primary record of the genus Pyrostria in India.
Plants belonging to the genus Pyrostria are usually found in Madagascar but the recently discovered species is new science.
The tree is distinguished by an extended stem with a whitish coating on the trunk, and oblong-obovate leaves with a cuneate base, and was first reported from South Andaman’s Wandoor forest.
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Pyrostria laljii has been assessed as ‘Critically Endangered’ supported the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List criteria.
The 15-meter-tall tree that belongs to the genus of the coffee family has recently been discovered from the Andaman Islands by a team of researchers from India and the Philippines. The new species, Pyrostria laljii, is also the first record of the genus Pyrostria in India, the researchers said.
Pyrostria laljii is15-meter-tall tree that belongs to the genus of the coffee family has recently been discovered from the Andaman Islands by a team of researchers from India and the Philippines.
It has been discovered from the Andaman Islands by a team of researchers from India and the Philippines.
It has been named Pyrostria laljii after Lal Ji Singh, Joint Director and Head of Office, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Botanical Survey of India.
The first record of the genus Pyrostria found in India.
