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Detailed explanation-1: -The research wing of the Uttarakhand Forest department discovered a rare carnivorous plant species Utricularia Furcellata, which has been published in ‘the Journal of Japanese botany’.

Detailed explanation-2: -A very rare carnivorous plant species called Utricularia Furcellata has been found in the western Himalayan region for the first time, a senior official said on Saturday.

Detailed explanation-3: -Found mainly in the state of Meghalaya, India’s only pitcher plant species Nepenthes khasiana is endangered, facing threats from mining, shifting cultivation, and excessive collection, among others. N. khasiana is distributed in the Garo, Khasi, and Jaintia Hills.

Detailed explanation-4: -The research team of Uttarakhand Forest Department has recorded for the first time in the western Himalayan region, a rare carnivorous plant species called ‘Utricularia Furcellata’. The plant was found in the Mandal Valley situated in the Chamoli district.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ultra-rare carnivorous plant Utricularia Furcellata found in India’s Uttarakhand state for first time.