Plant Named After Abdul Kalam

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Now Has A New Medicinal Plant Species Named After Him

Indian scientists scouting the foothills of Darjeeling have discovered a new plant species and they have lovingly named it after India's 'people's president' Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. The new plant is called 'Drypetes kalamii' by scientists of the Botanical Survey of India. The shrub was found growing in the forests of Jaldapara and Buxa National Parks i...