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 the 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

See also Nehru Zoological Park Hyderabad Botanical Garden Biodiversity Park, Visakhapatnam

References

External links

Video recording of the commemorative pylon at Youtube.