{"id":126602,"date":"2026-09-28T14:22:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T08:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=126602"},"modified":"2026-09-28T14:22:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T08:52:59","slug":"tetrataenium-manipurense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/tetrataenium-manipurense\/","title":{"rendered":"Tetrataenium manipurense"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Tetrataenium manipurense Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A team of botanists from Manipur University and Mizoram University has officially identified a local culinary herb recently and named it Tetrataenium manipurense after the state of Manipur.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Tetrataenium manipurense<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>new plant species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from <\/span><b>Manipur<\/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;\">Locally known as &#8216;Singjang-kumol&#8217; or &#8216;Manshang-nakuppi&#8217;, the species has been named Tetrataenium manipurense after the state of Manipur.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>local culinary herb<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Manipur.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite its long-standing popularity in <\/span><b>traditional Manipuri cuisine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the plant previously lacked official recognition in global scientific records.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has <\/span><b>long, slender, grass-like green leaflets <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and an exceptionally <\/span><b>long cylindrical rootstock <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that can reach up to 40 centimetres.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plant also produces stalks measuring 10\u201320 centimetres that bear <\/span><b>small, oblong-oval fruits.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For generations, <\/span><b>communities <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have<\/span><b> harvested its aerial shoots, flowers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>basal leaves to season traditional dishes.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local markets in Manipur have been trading this <\/span><b>wild aromatic vegetable<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for generations, where it is typically <\/span><b>sold in bundles of fresh green sprigs.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is provisionally categorised as<\/span><b> Least Concern (LC)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the IUCN Red List criteria. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/nenow.in\/north-east-news\/manipur\/new-species-tetrataenium-manipurense-identified-by-manipur-mizoram-university-botanists.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>NEN<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tetrataenium manipurense is a new plant species from Manipur. 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