චීනයෙන් අලුත් ශාක හා සත්ත්ව විශේෂ 5ක්
5 new plant, animal species discovered in Yunnan
Chinese researchers at Dali University have recently reported their discovery of a new plant and four insect species in Cangshan Mountain in southwest China's Yunnan Province.
The five species include a new Iris and four Panorpa.
The new plant species discovered is named the Iris cangshanensis. Irises are a diverse genus, with over 300 species globally and more than 60 found in China.
"This iris is distinct from the other iris species we've known. We've determined it to be a new iris species," said Jiang Xianfeng, one of the researchers.
The researchers also documented four new Panorpa species endemic to the Cangshan Mountain: the Panorpa Huadianba, Panorpa kurong, Panorpa shengyingfeng, and Panorpa vajroides.
Panorpa are sensitive aquatic insects that inhabit pristine high-altitude forest streams. China is home to over 200 known Panorpa species, representing roughly half of the global diversity of the insect order.
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