# Biodiversity park, Hyderabad

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. It was thrown open to the public on 19 January 2015. 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 pylon

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. 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 park

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.

### Plant species in the park

| Serial No. | Name of the Country | Species | Common name |
| 1. | India | Ficus benghalensis | Banyan tree |
| 2. | Afghanistan | Bauhinia blakeana | Red flowered Bauhinia |
| 3. | Albania | Pterospermum acerifolium | Dinner plate tree |
| 4. | Algeria | Cassia fistula | Indian Laburnum tree |
| 5. | Angola | Conocarpus erectus | Green Buttonwood |
| 6. | Antigua and Barbuda | Pterygota alata | Buddhas's coconut |
| 7. | Argentina | Filicium decipiens | Fern leaf tree |
| 8. | Armenia | Swietenia macrophylla | Large-leaved Mahogany |
| 9. | Australia | Caryota urens | Fish-tail palm |
| 10. | Austria | Bucida buceras | Spainy black olive |
| 11. | Azerbaijan | Colvillea racemosa | Colville's glory |
| 12. | Bahamas | Putranjiva roxburghii | Child-life tree |
| 13. | Bahrain | Pseudobombax grandiflorum | Shaving brush tree |
| 14. | Bangladesh | Citharexylum spinosum | Fiddlewood |
| 15. | Barbados | Parkia biglandulosa | Badminton ball tree |
| 16. | Belarus | Alstonia scholaris | Devil's tree |
| 17. | Belgium | Mimusops elengi/Lagerstroemia speciosa | |
| 18. | Belize | Elaeocarpus serratus | Rudraksha |
| 19. | Benin | Erythrina variegata | Indian coral tree |
| 20. | Bhutan | Grevillea robusta | Silver oak tree |
| 21. | Bolivia | Phyllanthus emblica | Indian gooseberry tree |
| 22. | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Cananga odorata | Ylang-ylang tree |
| 23. | Botswana | Agathis robusta | Queensland Kauri |
| 24. | Brazil | Kigelia africana | Sausage tree |
| 25. | Brunei | Adansonia digitata | Monkey-bread tree |
| 26. | Bulgaria | Terminalia arjuna | Arjuna tree |
| 27. | Burkina Faso | Neolamarckia cadamba | Kadamba tree |
| 28. | Burundi | Ficus benghalensis | Banyam tree |
| 29. | Cambodia | Dysoxylum alliaceum | Lambu |
| 30. | Cameroon | Tabebuia aurea | Caribbean Trumpet tree |
| 31. | Canada | Annona reticulata | Bullock's Heart tree |
| 32. | Cape Verde | Ficus virens | White Fig tree |
| 33. | Central African Republic | Ficus elastica | Indian Rubber tree |
| 34. | Chad | Callistemon polandii | Gold-tipped Bottlebrush |
| 35. | Chile | Ficus benjamina | Weeping Fig tree |
| 36. | China | Terminalia catappa | Indian Almond tree |
| 37. | Colombia | Artocarpus heterophyllus | Jackfruit tree |
| 38. | Comoros | Handroanthus impetiginosus | Pink Trumpet tree |
| 39. | Congo | Schleichera oleosa | Lac tree |
| 40. | Cook Islands | Callistemon citrinus | Weeping Bottlebrush |
| 41. | Costa Rica | Calliandra haematocephala | Red Powder Puff |
| 42. | Cote D'ivoire | Albizia lebbeck | East Indian Walnut, Siris |
| 43. | Croatia | Albizia chinensis | Stipulate Albizia |
| 44. | Cuba | Filicium decipiens | Fern Leaf tree |
| 45. | Cyprus | Calophyllum inophyllum | Alexandrian Laurel |
| 46. | Czech Republic | Cordia sebestena | Sebastan Plum |
| 47. | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Mangifera indica | Mango tree |
| 48. | Democratic Republic of Congo | Barringtonia asiatica | Queen of Seashore |
| 49. | Denmark | Heptapleurum actinophyllum | Queensland Umbrella tree |
| 50. | Djibouti | Ficus virens | White Fig tree |
| 51. | Dominica | Ficus lyrata | Fiddleleaf Fig tree |
| 52. | Dominican Republic | Mimusops elengi | Indian Medlar, Bakul |
| 53. | Ecuador | Dalbergia latifolia | East Indian Rosewood |
| 54. | Egypt | Pterospermum canescens | Small leaved Muchkund |
| 55. | El Salvador | Pithecellobium dulce | Monkeypod, Jangle Jalebi |
| 56. | Equatorial Guinea | Callistemon pollandii | Gold-tipped Bottlebrush |
| 57. | Eritrea | Dillenia indica | Elephant Apple tree |
| 58. | Estonia | Simarouba amara | Paradise tree |
| 59. | Ethiopia | Chukrasia tubularis var velutina | Chickrassy |
| 60. | European Union | Mimusops elengi | Indian Medlar, Bakul |
| 61. | Fiji | Mesua ferrea | Iron Wood |
| 62. | Finland | Adonidia merrillii | Christian Palm |
| 63. | France | Muntingia calabura | Singapore Cherry |
| 64. | Gabon | Artocarpus altilis | Bread Fruit tree |
| 65. | Gambia | Nyctanthes arbor-tristis | Coral Jasmina |
| 66. | Georgia | Syzygium jambos | Rose Apple |
| 67. | Germany | Albizia lebbeck | East Indian Walnut, Siris |
| 68. | Ghana | Cochlospermum religiosum | Yellow Silk-Cotton |
| 69. | Greece | Clusia rosea | Autograph tree |
| 70. | Grenada | Mesua ferrea | Iron Wood |
| 71. | Guatemala | Chloroleucon tortum | Brazilian Rain tree |
| 72. | Guinea | Azadirachta indica | Margosa, Neem |
| 73. | Guinea Bissau | Vitex megapotamica | Cuban Pink Trumpet tree |
| 74. | Guyana | Couroupita guianensis | Cannon Ball tree |
| 75. | Haiti | Kavalama urens | Gum Karaya tree |
| 76. | Honduras | Peltophorum pterocarpum | Copper-pod tree |
| 77. | Hungary | Soymida febrifuga | Indian Redwood |
| 78. | Iceland | Terminalia belerica | Belleric Myrobolan tree |
| 79. | Indonesia | Hibiscus tiliaceus | Coast Cotton tree |

## Gallery

* Park layout, sector 1
* Park layout, sector 2
* Yellow Bamboo at the park
* Hibiscus tiliaceus in the park
* Hibiscus tiliaceus description plate
* Clusia rosea tree in the park.
* Ficus benghalensis tree in the park.
* Caryota urens tree in the park.
* Commemorative pilon
* Commemorative pilon, installation plate