A new genus of a parasitic flowering plant has recently been discovered from the Nicobar group of islands. The genusSeptemeranthusgrows on the plant species Horsfieldia glabra(Blume) Warb. The parasitic flowering plants have a modified root structure spread on the stem of the tree and are anchored inside the bark of the host tree.
The plant was found on the periphery of the tropical forest in one of the biodiversity hotspots referred to as the Nicobar group of islands separated from the Andaman group of Islands by a wide gap of 160 km with heavy tidal flows.
