Neelakurinji

  • The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has listed Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) under Schedule III of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, including it on the list of protected plants.
  • These flowers belong to a shrub that is particularly found in the Shola forests of the Western Ghats in Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.
  • In the Western Ghats region, nearly 70 varieties of Neelakurinji plants have been identified.
  • The most popular Neelakurinji is Strobilanthes kunthiana which blooms once in 12 ....
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