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Scientists discover new parasitic plant in Nagaland
November 19 , 2017
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- Scientists have discovered a new species of parasitic flowering plant that has no chlorophyll, and survives by extracting nutrition from the host plant with the help of a haustorium.
- A haustorium is a specialised structure with which plant parasites attach themselves to the tissue of host plants and derive nutrition.
- The species, named Gleadovia konyakianorum, in honour of the Konyak tribe of Nagas.
- It is a holoparasite [complete parasite] that derives its entire nutritional requirement from the host plant.
- The plant was found in the semi-evergreen forest at an altitude of 1,500-1,600 metres.
- Gleadovia konyakianorum is only the fourth species from the genus Gleadovia to be found in the world and is a root parasite that grows up to 10 cm in height, and bears white, tubular flowers.
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