{"id":50611,"date":"2025-06-17T14:29:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T08:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=50611"},"modified":"2025-06-17T15:52:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T10:22:14","slug":"portulaca-bharat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/portulaca-bharat\/","title":{"rendered":"Portulaca Bharat"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Portulaca Bharat Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new flowering plant species with unusual morphological characteristics named Portulaca bharat has been recently discovered in the rocky and semi-arid landscape of Aravali hills near Jaipur.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>About Portulaca Bharat<\/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 species of flowering plant.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was discovered in the <\/span><b>rocky and semi-arid landscape<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the <\/span><b>Aravali hills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> near Jaipur, <\/span><b>Rajasthan<\/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;\">With <\/span><b>no other populations currently known,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Portulaca bharat has been provisionally assessed as \u201c<\/span><b>data deficient\u201d<\/b> <b>under the IUCN Red List guidelines<\/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 <\/span><b>adds to<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>list of Indian endemics.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plant\u2019s <\/span><b>narrow endemism<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and specific habitat requirements make it highly vulnerable to habitat degradation and climate change.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>genus Portulaca<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> currently comprises about <\/span><b>153 species <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">worldwide, primarily found in tropical and subtropical regions.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These succulent plants are <\/span><b>known for their toughness, water-storing tissues<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>adaptation to extreme environments.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>In India, 11 species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are currently known, including <\/span><b>four endemics<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, mostly distributed in <\/span><b>dry and semi-arid habitats.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/other-states\/new-flowering-plant-species-discovered-in-aravali-hills-landscape-near-jaipur\/article69701655.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TH<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Portulaca bharat is a newly discovered species of flowering plant, adding to the rich botanical diversity of India with its unique characteristics. 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