Globba andersonii

- This plant species was recently found in Sikkim Himalayas.
- This species was found near the Teesta river valley region after a gap of nearly 136 years. The last sighting of this plant was done in 1875.
- This species is also known as ‘dancing ladies’ or ‘swan flowers’.
- According to IUCN it is classified as “endangered”.
- It is “narrowly endemic”, as this species is restricted mainly to the Teesta River Valley region which includes the Sikkim Himalayas and Darjeeling hill ranges.
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