India Today Education Desk · DistrictNews · 2026-09-11
He left school early, mastered 2,000 plant names and now has species named after
Pichan M Salim, a field parataxonomist from Kerala, has spent decades documenting the Western Ghats’ plant diversity. With new species discoveries, rare plant records, conservation work, a President's award, and two species named after him, Salim’s journey shows how field knowledge can transform mod... Pichan M Salim, a field parataxonomist from Kerala, has spent decades documenting the Western Ghats’ plant diversity.
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