New species of Nelu discovered from Knuckles
By Ifham Nizam Lead scientist on Molecular Biology and Plant Taxonomy Dr. Nilanthi Rajapakse of the Department of Wildlife Conservation and her team have discovered a new species of Nelu, Strobilanthes glandulataNilanthi (Acanthaceae) based on morphological and molecular data, from the Knuckles Forest Reserve. Morphological and DNA evidence were used to distinguish the new plant […]
Sri Lanka Nilanthi Acanthaceae Hiruna Samarakoon Ifham Nizam Cyril Wijesundera Pradeepa Bandaranaike
Source: island.lk