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Neelakurinji - Threatened Species
August 18 , 2024
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- Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana), has been included on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) official Red List of threatened species.
- The purplish flowering shrub blooms once in 12 years.
- This is the first ever Global Red List assessment for this flagship species of the montane grasslands of southwest India.
- Almost 40% of the habitat has been lost, the remaining is under pressure from invasion of exotic species such as eucalyptus and black wattle.
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