{"id":67549,"date":"2025-10-09T13:29:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T07:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=67549"},"modified":"2025-10-09T15:21:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T09:51:35","slug":"paramyrothecium-strychni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/paramyrothecium-strychni\/","title":{"rendered":"Paramyrothecium Strychni"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Paramyrothecium Strychni Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, scientists have discovered a new species of phytopathogenic fungus, Paramyrothecium strychni in Kerala.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Paramyrothecium Strychni<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>fungus species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> associated with emerging leaf spots and <\/span><b>blight disease of Strychnos dalzellii<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Family-Loganiaceae) from <\/span><b>Kerala.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This new species has been discovered and established on the basis of morpho-cultural and multigene <\/span><b>molecular phylogenetic evidence.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Index Fungorum, a total of 25 species of Paramyrothecium are recognied worldwide, and most of them are <\/span><b>reported as plant pathogens.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Species of Paramyrothecium mostly cause <\/span><b>leaf spots and blights<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in all kinds of plants.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What is Strychnos Dalzellii?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>endemic medicinal plant<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Western Ghats.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is valued for its <\/span><b>alkaloids with analgesic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial properties. Traditionally, it is used in treating fever, digestive disorders, rheumatism, and nervous ailments.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strychnos dalzellii is locally known as <\/span><b>Kanjiram or Modirakanjiram.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conservation Status:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is categorised as <\/span><b>Vulnerable (VU)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the IUCN Red List.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threats:<\/b> <b>Habitat degradation,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and overexploitation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/kerala\/scientists-discover-a-new-fungal-plant-pathogen-species-in-kerala\/article70138955.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paramyrothecium strychni is a fungus species associated with emerging leaf spots and blight disease of Strychnos dalzellii (Family-Loganiaceae) from Kerala. 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