A new flowering plant species with unusual morphological characteristics has been discovered in the rocky and semi-arid landscape of Aravali hills near Jaipur.
About Portulaca Bharat:
It is a new flowering plant species.
It is classified as Portulaca bharat, the plant adds to the list of Indian endemics.
It is currently only known from a single location in the Galtaji hills. Only 10 individuals of this species were found in the wild.
The plant’s narrow endemism and specific habitat requirements make it highly vulnerable to habitat degradation and climate change.
Features
It has opposite and slightly conclave leaves and pale-yellow flowers becoming creamish-white towards apex, with the presence of glandular hairs on stamen filaments and thick roots.
The genus Portulaca currently comprises about 153 species worldwide, primarily found in tropical and subtropical regions.
These succulent plants are known for their toughness, water-storing tissues, and adaptation to extreme environments.
In India, 11 species are currently known, including four endemics, mostly distributed in dry and semi-arid habitats.
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