{"id":68424,"date":"2025-10-13T12:34:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T07:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=68424"},"modified":"2025-10-13T12:34:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T07:04:35","slug":"chowna-buku-chulu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/chowna-buku-chulu\/","title":{"rendered":"Chowna Buku Chulu"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Chowna Buku Chulu Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arunachal Pradesh scientists recently identified a new Begonia species in Basar, boasting striking red leaves. Named &#8216;Chowna Buku Chulu&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Chowna Buku Chulu<\/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 Begonia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> discovered in Basar in the Leparada District of <\/span><b>Arunachal Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new species has been <\/span><b>named \u2018Chowna Buku Chulu (Aryarakta)\u2019, meaning \u201cNoble Red\u201d, in honour of Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>vibrant red-leafed <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">begonia found in the region&#8217;s <\/span><b>natural habitat.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about Begonia<\/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>genus of perennial flowering plants<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the family Begoniaceae.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The genus contains more than 1,800 different plant species.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>native to moist subtropical and tropical climates.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some species are commonly grown indoors as <\/span><b>ornamental houseplants<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in cooler climates. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\">In cooler climates some species are cultivated outside in summertime for their <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">bright colourful flowers, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which have sepals but no petals.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/guwahati\/new-begonia-species-with-sparkling-red-leaves-discovered-at-basar-in-arunachal\/articleshow\/124485725.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chowna Buku Chulu is a new species of Begonia discovered in Basar in the Leparada District of Arunachal Pradesh. 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