| Biodiversity Park | |
| Type: | Public park |
| Location: | Gachibowli, Hyderabad, India |
| Coords: | 17.4286°N 78.3752°W |
| Status: | Open all year |
The Biodiversity Park in Gachibowli, Hyderabad was established during the Convention on Biological Diversity held in 2012. It was inaugurated along with a commemorative pylon by the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh.[1] It was thrown open to the public on 19 January 2015.[2] The park was set up within the Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC) Layout at a cost of Rs. 2 crores. It is 1.6 km from Raidurg metro station.
The commemorative pylon is an artistic expression of the great mystery of life on earth and its creation. It is a 32-foot-high elliptical structure made of limestone depicting the evolution of species — starting from an atom, evolving to become molecules, proteins, various life forms and the intelligent human being. The base of the pylon is composed of concentric circles representing nature's five elements – Earth, Air, Water, Fire and Ether.[3] The circular pathway of black granite is engraved with names of different species. A fire ring is depicted by red granite and yellow limestone. The lower "ether" ring displays a world map with blue ocean waters. At the top of the pylon stands a double helix representing DNA.
The biodiversity park covers an area of 13 acres and is divided into four sectors, containing more than 200 different species of plant. Each of them is represented by a UNO-member country and planted by a scientist who participated in the convention, the Convention on Biological Diversity. It is currently taken care of by the Telangana Forest Department.
| Serial No. | Name of the Country | Species | Common name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Banyan tree | |||
| 2. | Red flowered Bauhinia | |||
| 3. | Dinner plate tree | |||
| 4. | Indian Laburnum tree | |||
| 5. | Green Buttonwood | |||
| 6. | Buddhas's coconut | |||
| 7. | Fern leaf tree | |||
| 8. | Large-leaved Mahogany | |||
| 9. | Fish-tail palm | |||
| 10. | Spainy black olive | |||
| 11. | Colville's glory | |||
| 12. | Child-life tree | |||
| 13. | Shaving brush tree | |||
| 14. | Fiddlewood | |||
| 15. | Badminton ball tree | |||
| 16. | Devil's tree | |||
| 17. | ||||
| 18. | Rudraksha | |||
| 19. | Indian coral tree | |||
| 20. | Silver oak tree | |||
| 21. | Indian gooseberry tree | |||
| 22. | Ylang-ylang tree | |||
| 23. | Queensland Kauri | |||
| 24. | Sausage tree | |||
| 25. | Monkey-bread tree | |||
| 26. | Arjuna tree | |||
| 27. | Kadamba tree | |||
| 28. | Banyam tree | |||
| 29. | Lambu | |||
| 30. | Caribbean Trumpet tree | |||
| 31. | Bullock's Heart tree | |||
| 32. | White Fig tree | |||
| 33. | Indian Rubber tree | |||
| 34. | Gold-tipped Bottlebrush | |||
| 35. | Weeping Fig tree | |||
| 36. | Indian Almond tree | |||
| 37. | Jackfruit tree | |||
| 38. | Pink Trumpet tree | |||
| 39. | Lac tree | |||
| 40. | Weeping Bottlebrush | |||
| 41. | Red Powder Puff | |||
| 42. | East Indian Walnut, Siris | |||
| 43. | Stipulate Albizia | |||
| 44. | Fern Leaf tree | |||
| 45. | Alexandrian Laurel | |||
| 46. | Sebastan Plum | |||
| 47. | Mango tree | |||
| 48. | Queen of Seashore | |||
| 49. | Queensland Umbrella tree | |||
| 50. | White Fig tree | |||
| 51. | Fiddleleaf Fig tree | |||
| 52. | Indian Medlar, Bakul | |||
| 53. | East Indian Rosewood | |||
| 54. | Small leaved Muchkund | |||
| 55. | Monkeypod, Jangle Jalebi | |||
| 56. | Gold-tipped Bottlebrush | |||
| 57. | Elephant Apple tree | |||
| 58. | Paradise tree | |||
| 59. | Chickrassy | |||
| 60. | Indian Medlar, Bakul | |||
| 61. | Iron Wood | |||
| 62. | Christian Palm | |||
| 63. | Singapore Cherry | |||
| 64. | Bread Fruit tree | |||
| 65. | Coral Jasmina | |||
| 66. | Rose Apple | |||
| 67. | East Indian Walnut, Siris | |||
| 68. | Yellow Silk-Cotton | |||
| 69. | Autograph tree | |||
| 70. | Iron Wood | |||
| 71. | Brazilian Rain tree | |||
| 72. | Margosa, Neem | |||
| 73. | Cuban Pink Trumpet tree | |||
| 74. | Cannon Ball tree | |||
| 75. | Gum Karaya tree | |||
| 76. | Copper-pod tree | |||
| 77. | Indian Redwood | |||
| 78. | Belleric Myrobolan tree | |||
| 79. | Coast Cotton tree |