{"id":102464,"date":"2026-05-08T11:47:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T06:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=102464"},"modified":"2026-05-08T11:47:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T06:17:03","slug":"cyphostemma-annamalaii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/cyphostemma-annamalaii\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyphostemma annamalaii"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Cyphostemma annamalaii Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, two Botany students from Annamalai University in Chidambaram and their guide have discovered a new plant species in the grape family and named Cyphostemma annamalaii.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Cyphostemma annamalaii<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a new plant species of Vitaceae Juss, commonly <\/span><b>known as the grape family.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was found in the <\/span><b>southern <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/eastern-ghats\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eastern Ghats<\/a> of Tamil Nadu,<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is described and illustrated from the tropical dry forests of southern Eastern Ghats.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Properties of Cyphostemma annamalaii<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>is a climber<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a round fruit that is yellow.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The petals of the flowers are white or yellow. It starts with three leaves and ends with three leaves.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is found in <\/span><b>open, scrubby vegetation.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It had a <\/span><b>tuberous root<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and climbed by utilising surrounding vegetation for support.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What is Cyphostemma Genus?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>second largest genus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, consisting of nearly <\/span><b>250 species.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0It is found in <\/span><b>tropical and subtropical regions.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/tamil-nadu\/new-plant-species-discovered-in-southern-eastern-ghats-by-annamalai-university-scholars\/article70948163.ece\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">H<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyphostemma annamalaii is a new plant species of Vitaceae Juss, commonly known as the grape family. 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