Environment

A 15-metre-tall tree that belongs to the genus of the coffee family has currenty been uncover from the Andaman Islands.

·        The new species, Pyrostrialaljii was 1st reportable from the Wandoor forest in SouthAndaman.

·        The alternative places within the Andaman and Nicobar Islands wherever the tree might belocated are the Tirur forest close to the Jarawa Rerserve Forest and therefore the ChidiaTapu(Munda Pahar) forest.

·        The new species is additionally the 1st record of the genus Pyrostria in india. Plantsbelonging to genus Pyrostria are typically found in Madagascar.

·        Features: The tree is distinguished by an extended stem with a whitish coating on thetrunk and oblong-obovate leaves with a cuneate base.

·        Other physical features that distinguish the tree from alternative species of the genus isits umbellate inflorescence with eight to twelve flowers.

·        Pyrostrialaljii has been assessed as ‘Critically Endangered’ supported theInternational Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List criteria.

·        The species has been named Pyrostrialaljii when Lal ji Singh, Joint Director andHead of workplace, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, botanical Survey of india.