Pakhal Wildlife Sanctuary:
Scientists from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have identified a new species of flowering plant in Pakhal Wildlife Sanctuary and named it as Dicliptera pakhalica.
- Pakhal Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Warangal district of Telangana.
- It has mixed deciduous forests.
- The Pakhal Wildlife Sanctuary houses the Pakhal Lake which was excavated on the orders of King Ganapati Deva of the Kakatiya empire in 1213 AD.
- It consists of bamboo, teak, and diverse flora, including Terminalia, Pterocarpus, and Mohua.
- Leopard, wild boar, panthers, hyenas, sloth bear, chital, mountain gazelle, blackbuck etc.
- Dicliptera pakhalica is a flowering plant species, that belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
- The plant was found growing along stream banks and rocky areas.
- It flowers between November and January, with fruiting extending from December to March.
- The species occurs in association with other native plants such as Tarenna asiatica, Eranthemum purpurascens, Ruellia prostrata and Mallotus philippensis, among others.
