Portulaca bharat: New Endemic Plant Found in Aravalli Hills
Why in the news
Botanists described Portulaca bharat, a plant previously undocumented, from the semi-arid Aravalli slopes near Jaipur, in the journal Phytotaxa.
Key facts
- Found by Nishant Chauhan of the Satpura Biodiversity Conservation Society, near the Galtaji temple, growing in rock crevices.
- Known from a single site, a case of narrow endemism.
- Status: provisionally Data Deficient (IUCN), lacking population data.
Genus context
| Level | Species |
|---|---|
| World (Portulaca) | 153 |
| India recognised | 11 |
| India endemic | 4 |
Exam angle
- Journal: Phytotaxa; terms: endemism, Data Deficient.