{"id":59194,"date":"2021-03-09T18:06:07","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T18:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=59194"},"modified":"2021-03-09T18:06:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T18:06:07","slug":"wayamba-uni-discovers-rare-plant-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wayamba-uni-discovers-rare-plant-species\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayamba Uni discovers rare plant species"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #333399;\">Wayamba Uni discovers rare plant species<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-59195 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/rare-plant-species-2-533x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #800000;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/ceylontoday.lk\/news\/wayamba-university-discovers-rare-plant-species\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ceylontoday<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">A research team lead by Prof. Kapila Yakandawala and Indrakheela Madola attached to the Faculty of Agriculture and Plantation Management of the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, with Prof. Deepthi Yakandawala and Dr. Senani Karunarathne, made a breakthrough discovery of a new plant species known as \u00a0\u201cLagenandra wayambae&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The plant, which is from a freshwater swamp forest in Sri Lanka, is a new species that is considered rare and critically endangered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">It is also the ninth member in the currently exisiting genus, &#8220;Lagenandra&#8221;, and was named in recognition of the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The project is funded by the Wayamba University Research Grant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59196 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/rare-plant-species.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wayamba Uni discovers rare plant species Source:Ceylontoday A research team lead by Prof. Kapila Yakandawala and Indrakheela Madola attached to the Faculty of Agriculture and Plantation Management of the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, with Prof. Deepthi Yakandawala and Dr. Senani Karunarathne, made a breakthrough discovery of a new plant species known as \u00a0\u201cLagenandra wayambae&#8221;. 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