{"id":87740,"date":"2026-02-14T13:09:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T07:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=87740"},"modified":"2026-02-14T15:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T10:09:11","slug":"tetrataenium-paikadae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/tetrataenium-paikadae\/","title":{"rendered":"Tetrataenium Paikadae"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Tetrataenium Paikadae Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A team of researchers recently discovered a new plant species named Tetrataenium paikadae in the high-altitude grasslands of Idukki district of the Western Ghats.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Tetrataenium Paikadae<\/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><\/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>high-altitude grasslands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the <\/span><b>Western Ghats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the Idukki district, <\/span><b>Kerala<\/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 was identified inside E<\/span><b>ravikulam National Park<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and belongs to the <\/span><b>Apiaceae family, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which <\/span><b>includes commonly known plants such as carrot and coriander.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The newly discovered species thrives in <\/span><b>moist, marshy grasslands <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at elevations ranging between 1,000 and 2,500 metres above sea level.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plant grows to a height of 30 to 80 centimetres, and it has <\/span><b>densely stiff-haired stems, ovate leaves<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>clusters of small white flowers.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It typically<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">flowers between July and September, while fruiting occurs from October to November.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers distinguished Tetrataenium paikadae from closely related species based on the number and structural arrangement of oil tubes present in its fruits.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etvbharat.com\/en\/bharat\/botanical-breakthrough-in-western-ghats-new-plant-species-discovered-in-idukkis-grasslands-enn26021304866\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ETVB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tetrataenium paikadae is a new plant species. 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