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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  “Lagenandra wayambae”. The plant, which is from a freshwater swamp forest in Sri Lanka, is a new species that is considered rare and critically endangered. ...