{"id":118567,"date":"2026-08-11T12:20:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T06:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=118567"},"modified":"2026-08-11T12:20:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T06:50:46","slug":"pteris-madhusoodananii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pteris-madhusoodananii\/","title":{"rendered":"Pteris madhusoodananii"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Pteris madhusoodananii Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A team of Indian botanists recently discovered a rare new species of fern named Pteris madhusoodananii within the misty Kolli hills of the Eastern Ghats. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Pteris madhusoodananii<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a new species of <\/span><b>fern<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was discovered within the misty <\/span><b>Kolli hills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the<\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/eastern-ghats\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Eastern Ghats<\/a> <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in <\/span><b>Tamil Nadu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is currently known to exist in only two small sites covering just 8 sq.km.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been immediately classified as <\/span><b>\u2018Critically Endangered\u2019 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">due to its extremely small habitat and the threat of human encroachment.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While it looks similar to other ferns in the Pteris family, Pteris madhusoodananii is characterised by <\/span><b>stiff, leathery leaves <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with a <\/span><b>lustrous, deep green colour.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike its closest relatives, it features a <\/span><b>very prominent lobe at the base of its lower segments <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and a unique pinna-pinnule architecture, in which its smaller leaflets are arranged along the stem.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At a microscopic level, its spores possess a narrow, wavy-edged belt called a cingulum, a feature distinct from the smooth, wider belts found on similar species. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/researchmatters.in\/news\/new-critically-endangered-fern-discovered-tamil-nadus-koli-hills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pteris madhusoodananii is a new species of fern discovered within the misty Kolli hills of the Eastern Ghats in Tamil Nadu. 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