DEHRADUN: The Botanical Survey of India and the forest department of Uttarakhand have discovered a carnivore plant, Utricularia Furcellata, in Uttarakhand's Mandal, Chamoli district, at an altitude of around 4,800 feet. This is the first time that the plant has been spotted anywhere in the entire western Himalayas.
The recent discovery of the plant has been documented by 'Japanese Botany', a 104-year-old prestigious Japanese journal. The plant was last seen in the country in Meghalaya in 1986, 37 years ago. It thrives on tadpoles, mosquito larvae, and protozoa. It has a distinct bladder-like structure through which it traps its prey and digests it using hormones and chemicals.
