{
  "id": 961413,
  "title": "New herb found on Tamil Nadu’s sand dunes; named after President Droupadi Murmu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/new-herb-found-on-tamil-nadus-sand-dunes-named-after-president",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-15T04:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Research Matters India",
    "slug": "research-matters-india",
    "url": "https://researchmatters.in/news/new-herb-found-tamil-nadus-sand-dunes-named-after-president-droupadi-murmu"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Research Matters Staff Writer(s) Tamil Nadu 15 Aug 2026 Botanists have discovered a previously unknown plant species growing along the sandy shores of the Coromandel Coast. The new species, a small herb named Leucas droupadiae , was identified by a research team from Annamalai University and Government Siddha Medical College during a survey of the coastal dunes in the Cuddalore district of Tamil…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}