Ammannia telanganensis: New Freshwater Plant Species From Telangana
Why in the news
A species new to science was described from Telangana in the taxonomy journal Phytotaxa.
About the species
- Genus: Ammannia, wetland herbs of tropical and subtropical freshwater habitats.
- Habitat: sandy wet ground beside seasonal streams and marshy margins.
- Sites: Narsingi and Gachibowli (Rangareddy); Vatwarlapalle in Amrabad Tiger Reserve (Nagarkurnool).
- Neighbours: Ammannia multiflora and Rotala species.
Key terms
- Sessile: no stalk; pedunculate: stalked.
- Apetalous: lacks petals.
- Testa: outer seed coat.
- Riparian: of a river bank.