Scientists conserve the germplasm of Pinanga Andamanensis
Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III – Environment
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The scientists at Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI), Thiruvananthapuram, 2019 are conserving the germplasm (genetic material of germ cells) of Pinanga Andamanensis.
This would ensure its continued survival of its original home gets wiped out by a natural calamity.
Important value additions
Pinanga Andamanensis
It is a critically endangered species.
It is one of the least known among the endemic palms of the Andaman Islands.
Its entire population consists of some 600 specimens only.
It naturally occurs only in a tiny, evergreen forest pocket in South Andaman’s Mount Harriet National Park.
This elegant palm can be used as an avenue tree for gardens, pavements and homesteads.
