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A team of researchers discovered a new species of perennial woody herb in the northern laterite plateaus in Kasargod, Kerala. The new species " Lepidagathis ananthapuramensis" is named after the temple Ananthapura lake temple dedicated to Ananthapadmanabha, since it was found in its neighbourhood. the article on the discovery is published in Phytotaxa, a journal on plant taxonomy.