{"id":103226,"date":"2026-05-13T13:02:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T07:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=103226"},"modified":"2026-05-13T13:02:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T07:32:21","slug":"melanoseris-pendryi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/melanoseris-pendryi\/","title":{"rendered":"Melanoseris Pendryi"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Melanoseris Pendryi Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A team of botanists has discovered a new plant species in the Sikkim Himalayas named Melanoseris pendryi.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Melanoseris Pendryi<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a<\/span><b> new plant species <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">found at altitudes <\/span><b>over 4,000m in Sikkim.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Melanoseris is a <\/span><b>genus of flowering plants<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> belonging to the family Asteraceae.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its native range is Iran to Southern Central China and Northern Central Indo-China, Java.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Melanoseris Pendryi<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has <\/span><b>uniquely hairy purple petals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> high in the <\/span><b>alpine grasslands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has <\/span><b>lavender-coloured petals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, known as ligules, which are covered in long, white hairs on their undersides.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a <\/span><b>shorter reproductive tube<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a distinctly stout seed structure,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It grows close to the ground amongst cushion-like shrubs, the plant relies on a fleshy, <\/span><b>branching root system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><b>survive the harsh alpine conditions.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers have suggested it be <\/span><b>classified as Critically Endangered<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> due to habitat pressure from tourism and grazing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/researchmatters.in\/news\/rare-purple-petaled-alpine-plant-discovered-sikkim-himalayas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melanoseris Pendryi  is a new plant species found at altitudes over 4,000m in Sikkim. 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