Ammannia telanganensis

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Recently, a new plant has been discovered in Amrabad Tiger Reserve in Nagarkurnool district and named it as  Ammannia telanganensis.

About Ammannia telanganensis

• It is a new freshwater flowering plant species discovered in Telangana.
• The species belongs to the Lythraceae family.
• The genus Ammannia comprises herbaceous plants associated with wet and aquatic habitats.
• Characteristics: It has flower clusters borne on stalks, while its seeds have a distinctive cerebriform, or brain-like, surface pattern.
• Habitat: The plant grows in wet sandy soils along seasonal streams and on the fringes of water bodies, alongside wetland plants such as Ammannia multiflora and species of Rotala.
• It flowers and fruits between November and February.

Key Facts about Amrabad Tiger Reserve

• Location: It is located in the Nallamala hills of the Eastern Ghats in the stat of Telangana
• It was originally part of the larger Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve before the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in 2014.
• Rivers: The Krishna River and its perennial streams originating within the reserve contribute to the water supply of major reservoirs such as the Srishailam Dam and Nagarjunsagar Dam.
• Tribal Community: The Chenchu tribe is one of the major tribal communities that live in the ATR.

Source: NIE

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