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Alpine flower - Cyananthus hookeri

July 18 , 2026 16 hrs 0 min 90 0

The rare alpine flower Cyananthus hookeri was rediscovered in Arunachal Pradesh after 158 years.
It was found in Chuna Valley near Mago village, Tawang district, at an altitude of around 3,600 metres.
The plant belongs to the Campanulaceae (bellflower) family and is found in high-altitude Himalayan regions.
The first confirmed Indian record of this species was made by British botanist Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker in Sikkim in 1867.
The Botanical Survey of India (BSI) recommended its classification as Endangered due to its limited population in the wild.