Emblica chakrabartyi

23.05.2024

Emblica chakrabartyi

Why in the news?                          

            Recently, scientists have reported the discovery of a new plant species Emblica chakrabartyi from Adichilthotti within the Edamalayar forest range of Kerala.

About Emblica chakrabartyi:

• The species belonging to the gooseberry (Phyllanthaceae) family has been named after Tapas Chakrabarty, former scientist at the Botanical Survey of India, for his contribution to the study on Phyllanthaceae.

Features

• The plant attains a height of approximately 2 meters. The leaves are large with a shiny elongated oval shape of up to 13 cm.
• The flowering and fruiting occur during December to June. Male flowers are found in inflorescence whereas females ones are in single, on the leaf axils.
• Each flower bears yellowish green coloured six petals. The fruits are brown to black when they ripen and the seeds are black about 8-9 mm diameter.
• Generally growing as shrubs in tropical rainforests, 55 species of the genus Emblica have been recorded all around the world.
• The new plant is the eleventh from India.

About Botanical Survey of India (BSI)

• It is the apex research organization under the Environment Ministry for carrying out taxonomic and floristic studies on wild plants of India.
• It serves the nation by providing scientific basis for conservation and sustainable use of wild plant diversity through survey, documentation, taxonomic research and environmental awareness.
• It was established in 1890
• It has nine regional circles
• Headquarter: Kolkata, West Bengal.

                                                                 Source: The Hindu

Question - Emblica chakrabartyi, recently seen in the news is a species of:

A.Plant

B.Reptile

C.Bird

D.Amphibian

Answer A