Species in News Botany in News ----------------------------------------------------------------African-------------------------------- Cheetah ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 --------------------------------------------------------------- 15 Senna Spectabilis ----------------------------------------------------------------Saharan-------------------------------- Cheetah ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 ------------------------------------------------------------- 15 Wollemi Pines ----------------------------------------------------------------Snow-------------------------------- Leopard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 15 Mahua ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Black Panther ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16 Pinanga Andamanensis ----------------------------------------------------------------Fishing Cats-------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 Eugenia Sphaerocarpa ----------------------------------------------------------------Asian Elephant-------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 17 Goniothalamus Sericeus ----------------------------------------------------------------Sloth Bears-------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 Memecylon Nnervosum ----------------------------------------------------------------Himalayan-------------------------------- Black Bear ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 ------------------------------------------------------- 19 Sonneratia Alba ----------------------------------------------------------------Himalayan-------------------------------- Brown Bear ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 ----------------------------------------------------- 19 Red Sandalwood ----------------------------------------------------------------Koala-------------------------------- Bears ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 Eulophia Obtusa ----------------------------------------------------------------Red-------------------------------- Pandas ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 Tiger Orchid ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mugger ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 Ground Orchid ----------------------------------------------------------------Gharial--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 Gastrodia Agnicellus ----------------------------------------------------------------Saltwater-------------------------------- Crocodile ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 ---------------------------------------------------------- 21 Pipeworts ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------White Rhino -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 Madhuca diplostemon ----------------------------------------------------------------Indian Rhinoceros-------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 ------------------------------------------------------------ 21 Heeng (Asafoetida) ----------------------------------------------------------------Kharai-------------------------------- Camel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 21 Himalayan Trillium ----------------------------------------------------------------White-------------------------------- Giraffe -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 21 Globba Andersonii Plant ----------------------------------------------------------------Giraffe -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22 Blue Poppy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Komodo Dragon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 -------------------------------------------------------------- 22 Mission Lantana ----------------------------------------------------------------Pangolins-------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 22 Brahma Kamal ----------------------------------------------------------------Nilgiri-------------------------------- Tahr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 23 Saffron ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Lion-tailed Macaque-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 --------------------------------------------------------- 23 Punjab Kinnow ----------------------------------------------------------------Golden-------------------------------- Langurs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11 --------------------------------------------------------------- 23 Muktoshri Rice ----------------------------------------------------------------Capuchin-------------------------------- Monkeys ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11 ----------------------------------------------------------- 24 Pothos Boyceanus ----------------------------------------------------------------Popa-------------------------------- Langur--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 Roridomyces Phyllostachydis ----------------------------------------------------------------Hoolock Gibbons-------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------11 ------------------------------------------------------------- 24 Arunachal Kiwi ----------------------------------------------------------------Hard-------------------------------- ground swamp deer-------------------------------- --------------------------------11-------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- 25 Ischaemum Janarthanamii ----------------------------------------------------------------Indian Gaur ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------12 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 27 Portulaca Laljii ----------------------------------------------------------------Siberian-------------------------------- Ibex -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 27 Himalayan Ibex ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28 Zoology in News ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13 Indian Gazelle --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28 Asiatic Lion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14 Himalayan Serow ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28 Indian Leopard --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14