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Scientists have discovered a new plant indigenous to Taiwan after correcting a previous identification error, the Shei-pa National Park Headquarters said on Friday. The scientists have named the thistle Cirsium taiwanense Y. H. Tseng & Chih Y. Chang, after members of the National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) research team that discovered the flower in collaboration with the national park. The newly classified plant has spider web-like hairs on the back of its leaves and was previously misid...

Taipei, Oct. 22 (CNA) Two Taiwanese botanists recently identified a new alpine plume thistle species in Shei-pa National Park and named it after Taiwan in the hope that it will no longer be confused with another more well-known species, park officials said Friday.

Tokyos theaters and theme parks begin to reopen — with conditions Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If youre not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ The Hanayashiki amusement park in Tokyo, pictured on May 1, was closed temporarily due to a coronavirus state of emergency in the capital. | KYODO Jiji May 16, 2021 Some theaters and theme parks in Tokyo have begun to open conditionally in the past week whi...