{"id":110976,"date":"2026-07-02T13:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T08:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=110976"},"modified":"2026-07-02T13:37:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T08:07:00","slug":"five-new-species-of-flowering-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/five-new-species-of-flowering-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"Five New Species of Flowering Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>New Species of Flowering Plants Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers recently discovered five entirely new species of Impatiens named Impatiens berchmansiensis; Impatiens ninanii; Impatiens filcyii; Impatiens xanthopetala; Impatiens flavispicata.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Five New Species of Flowering Plants<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They were discovered within the <\/span><b>misty, rain-soaked peaks of the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/western-ghats\/\" target=\"_blank\">Western Ghats<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><b>Kerala<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They belong to the <\/span><b>genus Impatiens<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a large genus of <\/span><b>flowering plants <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">belonging to the Balsaminaceae family.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Impatiens berchmansiensis:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>delicate balsam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with <\/span><b>bright yellow flowers.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was found beside the cold highland streams of Vagamon, Idukki District.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Impatiens ninanii:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a resilient herb with beautiful<\/span><b> violet petals <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>deep purple-speckled stems.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was found in the quiet wilderness of Mankulam Viripara, Idukki District.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Impatiens filcyii:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a <\/span><b>striking pinkish-purple flower<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, bearing a v<\/span><b>ibrant splash of yellow and purple at its heart.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was found deep in the open grasslands of Mamalakkandam, Ernakulam District.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Impatiens xanthopetala:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It literally means <\/span><b>&#8216;yellow-petalled<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216;, clings precariously to the sheer, rocky cliffs, showing off <\/span><b>deep golden petals marked with dark brown spots<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like a solitary drop of sunshine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was found in Pambanar, Idukki District.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Impatiens flavispicata:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It bears <\/span><b>pure white flowers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a<\/span><b> hidden yellow spur.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was found in the dense pockets of Mamalakkandam, Ernakulam District.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mathrubhumi.com\/features\/specials\/tributes-in-petals-new-flower-species-named-after-kerala-icons-rgsh1il0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MATH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five New Species of Flowering Plants were discovered within the misty, rain-soaked peaks of the Western Ghats in Kerala. 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