KERALA FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
OPENED TAXONOMY GARDEN
In a move that is expected to bring a
renaissance in the science of finding, naming and classifying plant species,
the Kerala Forest Research
Institute(KERI) on on Thursday opened a
taxonomy garden at the Bio Resource Park adjacent to the Teak Museum compound in Nilambur. Touted
to be the first of its kind in the country, the garden is spread over five
acres and is built exclusively for researchers, scientists and science
students. There is no entry for general public to the garden which features
more than 1,000 species of plant varieties from 127 families The garden has
been broadly divided into two sections - herbs and shrubs, and tree species -
with exclusive space for each family of plants. At least five varieties of
plants from a family have been currently featured. "Apart from plant
species across the state, we will collect plants from neighbouring states
too," said Ajith Kumar,
technical assistant of the garden. Each section details the family name of the
plants and its features. The info provided includes the general floral formulae
of flowers, the total number of genera and species available, and the number of
endemic species in that family of plants. Rare plants like Aristolochiaceae
Indica (wild ginger) are also featured.
U M Chandrashekharan,
director of Nilambur sub centre of KFRI, said the garden will give
accommodation to research students.
Prof.
John Kurakar
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