{"id":30772,"date":"2025-02-22T11:19:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T05:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=30772"},"modified":"2025-04-15T23:11:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T17:41:58","slug":"key-facts-about-strobilanthes-gigantra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/key-facts-about-strobilanthes-gigantra\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Facts About Strobilanthes Gigantra"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Strobilanthes Gigantra Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>A new species, Strobilanthes gigantra, has been discovered in Arunachal Pradesh, within the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR).\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>About Strobilanthes Gigantra<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>new species of flowering plant<\/strong> discovered in <strong>Arunachal Pradesh,<\/strong> within the <strong>Indian Himalayan Region (IHR).\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>This species stands out due to its <strong>exceptionally large size<\/strong>\u2014sometimes growing into a tree\u2014along with unique floral characteristics such as densely imbricate bracts, uninterrupted inflorescence, a slightly curved corolla tube, and wings on the staminal curtain.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>genus Strobilanthes<\/strong> is the <strong>second largest within the Acanthaceae family<\/strong> (a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants)<strong>, <\/strong>comprising around <strong>450 species globally<\/strong>, with <strong>167 species found in India, primarily in the Himalayas and Western Ghats.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The Eastern Himalayas, particularly Arunachal Pradesh, serve as a biodiversity hotspot for this genus, housing 41 known species.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Strobilanthes Gigantra FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1<\/strong>. What is Indian Himalayan Region (IHR)?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. The IHRis a vast mountainous zone spanning 11 Indian states and union territories, known for its rich biodiversity, diverse ecosystems, and crucial role in climate regulation, water resources, and cultural heritage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2<\/strong>. Is Strobilanthes an indoor plant?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. Strobilanthes species, such as Strobilanthes dyerianus (Persian Shield), can be grown as indoor plants, but they thrive best in warm, humid, and well-lit conditions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3<\/strong>. What is Strobilanthes used for?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. Strobilanthes species are used for various purposes, including ornamental, medicinal, ecological, and cultural applications:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatodayne.in\/arunachal-pradesh\/story\/new-giant-strobilanthes-species-discovered-in-arunachals-eastern-himalayas-1174002-2025-02-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NIN<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strobilanthes gigantra is a new species of flowering plant discovered in Arunachal Pradesh, within the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":30773,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-30772","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30772\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}