{"id":105320,"date":"2026-05-27T12:33:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T07:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=105320"},"modified":"2026-05-27T13:52:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T08:22:07","slug":"vaccinium-piliferum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/vaccinium-piliferum\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaccinium Piliferum"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Vaccinium Piliferum Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, researchers have rediscovered &#8216;Vaccinium piliferum&#8217; in the remote forests of Vijoynagar in Arunachal Pradesh&#8217;s Changlang district nearly after 188 years.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Vaccinium Piliferum<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a rare and endangered wild relative of <\/span><b>blueberry species.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It belongs to <\/span><b>the Ericaceae family<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which includes blueberries and cranberries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was rediscovered in the <\/span><b>Eastern Himalayan region.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plant was originally recorded in 1836 during the colonial period.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The species was found near <\/span><b>tributaries of the Noa-Dihing River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the dense forests\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conservation Status: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed &#8216;Vaccinium piliferum&#8217; as an <\/span><b>&#8216;endangered&#8217; species.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Blueberry<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blueberries are a member of the Ericaceae or heath family.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Types of blueberries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lowbush (Vaccinium angustifolium), Highbush (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) and bilberry or forest blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate and soil:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Blueberry requires a relatively<\/span><b> cold climate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with 150 to 1200 hours of chill units to break dormancy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Soil:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It prefers <\/span><b>well-drained, acidic, sandy loam soils<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with organic matter content greater than 3%.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Too cold temperature is detrimental and kills blueberry shoots and flower buds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nutritional Value:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They are packed with <\/span><b>essential nutrients, including vitamin C, vitamin K, and dietary fiber<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They also contain powerful antioxidants that help combat free radicals in the body<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/arunachal-pradesh\/rare-blueberry-species-rediscovered-in-arunachal-after-188-years\/article71025804.ece\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vaccinium Piliferum is a rare and endangered wild relative of blueberry species. 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