{"id":121314,"date":"2026-08-27T13:52:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T08:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=121314"},"modified":"2026-08-27T13:52:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T08:22:06","slug":"ammannia-telanganensis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ammannia-telanganensis\/","title":{"rendered":"Ammannia telanganensis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Ammannia telanganensis Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, a new plant has been discovered in Amrabad Tiger Reserve in Nagarkurnool district and named it as\u00a0 Ammannia telanganensis.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Ammannia telanganensis<\/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 freshwater <\/span><b>flowering plant species<\/b> <b>discovered in Telangana.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The species belongs to the <\/span><b>Lythraceae family.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The genus Ammannia comprises herbaceous plants associated with wet and aquatic habitats.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Characteristics:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has flower clusters borne on stalks, while its seeds have a distinctive cerebriform, or brain-like, surface pattern.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The plant grows in <\/span><b>wet sandy soils<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> along seasonal streams and on the fringes of water bodies, alongside wetland plants such as <\/span><b>Ammannia multiflora and species of Rotala.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It flowers and <\/span><b>fruits between November and February.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Amrabad Tiger Reserve<\/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 <\/span><b>Nallamala hills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Eastern Ghats in the <\/span><b>stat of<\/b> <b>Telangana<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was originally part of the larger <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/nagarjunsagar-srisailam-tiger-reserve-nstr\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve<\/a> <\/strong>before the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in 2014.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><b>Krishna River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and its perennial streams originating within the reserve contribute to the water supply of major reservoirs such as the Srishailam Dam and Nagarjunsagar Dam.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tribal Community:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><b>Chenchu tribe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is one of the major tribal communities that live in the ATR.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/amp\/story\/states\/telangana\/2026\/Aug\/26\/new-plant-species-discovered-in-telangana-named-after-state\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NIE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ammannia telanganensis  is a new freshwater flowering plant species discovered in Telangana. 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