A rare orchid species — Eulophia obtusa — also known as ground orchid has been rediscovered in India after 118-year hiatus in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve.
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In India, the species — listed as “critically endangered” in the IUCN Red List of endangered species — was last recorded in Pilibhit in 1902.
The species was originally described from Uttarakhand in the 19th century. It was collected by botanists from Gangetic plains but there have been no sightings in the past 100 years. In 2008, the plant species was sighted in Bangladesh for the first time.
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