Rare purple-petaled alpine plant discovered in the Sikkim Himalayas

Rare purple-petaled alpine plant discovered in the Sikkim Himalayas

Research Matters Staff Writer(s) Sikkim 12 May 2026 A team of botanists has discovered a new plant species with uniquely hairy purple petals high in the alpine grasslands of the Sikkim Himalayas in India. Found during a recent expedition to document mountain plant life, the rare herb, newly named Melanoseris pendryi, was identified by researchers from the University of Calcutta and the University of Kashmir, along with the Forest and Environment…