Overview
- A Botanical Survey of India team located the species during a March field survey in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh.
- The plant, unrecorded since the early 1800s, was identified as Henckelia monophylla.
- Classified in the Gesneriaceae family, it is a perennial herb native to moist, forested habitats of the region.
- Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu congratulated the researchers in a post on X.
- Scientists say the rediscovery bolsters the case for sustained surveys and conservation, with no new site protections reported.