- News: 4 species of Impatiens (Kasi Thumba) plants believed to have gone extinct were rediscovered from Western Ghats
- Where? Rediscovery made during explorations at Dhoni Hills of Palakkad and Nelliampathy, Kerala
- Rediscovered plants: Impatiens concinna, Impatiens sasidharanii, Impatiens neo-modesta , and Impatiens sasidharanii var hirsuta ,
- Significance: great medicinal values
- Found in: tropical Asian and African regions
- According to the researchers: Plants usually found 2,000 ft above sea level, are short-lived and will be seen only one quarter of a year
- Climate Change effect: It is possible that any slight change in weather could sound the death knell for these plants. They are so sensitive to climate
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