Fauna
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Gleadoviakonyakianorum A new species of parasitic flowering plant ‘Gleadoviakonyakianorum’ has been discovered near Tobu town of Mon district in eastern Nagaland. |
Sailent Features: It has no chlorophyll, and survives by feeding on another species of plant that does (chlorophyll helps a plant make its own food using sunlight). It is named in honour of the Konyak tribe of Naga. Though having no chlorophyll, the plant has a vascular system and extracts its nutrition from the host plant with the help of a haustorium. |
Four Species This is only the fourth species from the genus Gleadovia to be found in the world. The other .... |
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