{"id":92691,"date":"2026-03-14T15:40:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T10:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=92691"},"modified":"2026-03-14T16:07:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T10:37:02","slug":"osbeckia-zubeengargiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/osbeckia-zubeengargiana\/","title":{"rendered":"Osbeckia zubeengargiana"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Osbeckia zubeengargiana Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers from Gauhati University recently discovered a new plant species named\u00a0 Osbeckia zubeengargiana in Assam.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Osbeckia zubeengargiana<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>new plant species.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was discovered in the <\/span><b>grasslands <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/manas-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b> Manas National Park<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Baksa District, <\/span><b>Assam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been<\/span><b> named after celebrated Assamese singer Zubeen Garg<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, marking a rare tribute from the world of botany to a cultural icon of the region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plant belongs to the <\/span><b>Melastomataceae family,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a group known for its <\/span><b>diverse flowering shrubs <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">found across <\/span><b>tropical and subtropical regions.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>perennial erect shrub <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that can grow up to 3.5 metres in height.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plant is characterised by its <\/span><b>delicate purple to pinkish four-petalled (tetramerous) flowers.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The shrub thrives in <\/span><b>moist soil conditions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>blooms seasonally<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, adding to the floral diversity of the grassland ecosystem.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plant <\/span><b>typically flowers and bears fruit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between <\/span><b>mid-September and January.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatodayne.in\/assam\/story\/new-species-osbeckia-zubeengargiana-discovered-in-assam-named-after-zubeen-garg-1359105-2026-03-13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Osbeckia zubeengargiana is a new plant species discovered in the grasslands of Manas National Park in Baksa District, Assam. 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