{"id":105493,"date":"2026-05-28T13:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T08:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=105493"},"modified":"2026-05-28T16:35:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T11:05:05","slug":"humboldtia-nairiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/humboldtia-nairiana\/","title":{"rendered":"Humboldtia nairiana"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Humboldtia nairiana Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers have discovered a new evergreen tree species from the southern Western Ghats of Kerala and have officially named it as Humboldtia nairiana.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Humboldtia nairiana<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a new <\/span><b>evergreen tree species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> belonging to the <\/span><b>genus Humboldtia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The species identified in the riparian forests of the <\/span><b>Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Humboldtia nairiana<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a medium-sized evergreen tree that <\/span><b>grows between 5 to 8 metres in height.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It possesses stable and distinguishing features including a unique warty, pale brown bark with a distinct creamy-white blaze; angled, glabrous branchlets.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has distinctly shorter, sparsely hairy, isometric stipules and appendages;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It consists of <\/span><b>larger flowers with comparatively long pedicels<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and produces elliptic-oblong fruits with a shorter beak.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is strictly endemic to Kerala and is <\/span><b>presently known only<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the biodiversity-rich <\/span><b>Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at an elevation of about 300 meters.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in the southern part of the Western Ghats <\/span><b>in Kerala.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It forms part of the <\/span><b>Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Terrain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Most of the Sanctuary area is hilly and interspersed with ravines.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The major rivers are Shendurney, Kazhuthuruthy, and Kulathupuzha, which join together to form the Kallada River.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The vegetation primarily consists of <\/span><b>tropical evergreen forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>semi-evergreen forests, and moist deciduous forests.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/kerala\/jntbgri-scientists-discover-rare-new-tree-species-in-kerala-named-in-honour-of-prof-gm-nair\/article71028822.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Humboldtia nairiana  is a new evergreen tree species belonging to the genus Humboldtia. 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