{"id":90032,"date":"2026-02-26T13:05:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T07:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=90032"},"modified":"2026-02-27T13:58:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T08:28:49","slug":"impatiens-nagorum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/impatiens-nagorum\/","title":{"rendered":"Impatiens nagorum"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Impatiens nagorum Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A team of botanists recently discovered and described a new species of flowering plant named Impatiens nagorum from Northeast India.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Impatiens nagorum<\/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<\/span><b> Fakim Wildlife Sanctuary in Nagaland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s Kiphire district.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The species name \u201cnagorum\u201d honours the <\/span><b>Naga tribes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of Nagaland.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Impatiens <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014 commonly known as <\/span><b>balsams or \u201ctouch-me-nots\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014 are <\/span><b>flowering plants <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">famous for their <\/span><b>brightly coloured blooms and seed pods that burst open when touched.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Eastern Himalayas and Northeast India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are among the world\u2019s <\/span><b>richest regions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for this group of plants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Found at an elevation of 2,336 metres in <\/span><b>moist temperate broadleaf forests,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the newly described species is currently known only from its type locality.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plant grows up to 35 cm tall and bears <\/span><b>distinctive purple flowers.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It differs from closely related species in having serrated leaves, slightly hairy lateral sepals, and a deeper lower sepal that gradually tapers into a hooked spur.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/eastmojo.com\/free-digest\/2026\/02\/25\/new-plant-discovered-in-nagaland-named-after-the-naga-community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>EM<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Impatiens nagorum is a new species of flowering plant. 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