In 2002, Hemlata Pradhan was returning home to Kalimpong in the eastern Himalaya region of India, after completing her master’s in natural history illustration at the Royal College of Art in London.

A rare parasitic plant species, the Himalayan sapria (Sapria himalayana), has been recorded in the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park in central Vietnam, according to the park's management board.

Though burdened by an unwieldly botanical name – Holmskioldia sanguinea – Mandarin hat plant is a quietly spectacular shrub that’s easy to grow in full or part-day sun. A native of India and Nepal, ...

Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra recently turned the spotlight on an extraordinary Himalayan plant that, despite its uniqueness, rarely finds a place in Indian classrooms. Sharing his ...