{"id":227784,"date":"2023-02-21T19:48:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T14:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=227784"},"modified":"2023-02-21T19:48:13","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T14:18:13","slug":"rhododendrons-carpet-darjeeling-sikkim-himalayas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/rhododendrons-carpet-darjeeling-sikkim-himalayas\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhododendrons carpet Darjeeling, Sikkim Himalayas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article <\/span>\u201cRhododendrons carpet Darjeeling, Sikkim Himalayas\u201d <\/b>published in<\/span> The Hindu <\/b>on 19th February 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

What is the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n

According to the Botanical Survey of India, D<\/span>arjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas are home to more than one-third of all types of rhododendrons found in India.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are Rhododendrons?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Rhododendron means rose tree in Greek.<\/span><\/p>\n

Distribution<\/b>: Rhododendrons are native to many regions of the world, including Asia, Europe, North America, and Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 In India, it is found mainly in Eastern Himalayas, Western Himalayas and Nilgiris.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Some plants of Rhododendron are <\/span>evergreen and some are deciduous in natur<\/b>e. They range from dwarf shrubs to large trees.<\/span><\/p>\n

Uses<\/b>: Rhododendrons are popular ornamental plants and are often grown in gardens and parks<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 They have been used in traditional medicine for their medicinal properties. In some regions, the bark, leaves, and flowers of these plants are used to treat a range of ailments, including fever, headache, and inflammation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Significance:<\/b> It is considered an indicator species for climate change.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

State Tree<\/b>: It is the state tree of Uttarakhand and the state flower of Nagaland<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013\u00a0 <\/span>Rhododendrons <\/span>blooming in the Garhwal Himalayas is celebrated <\/span>as \u2018Phool Sankranti\u2019<\/b>, a festival of flowers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Threats:<\/b> They are facing a high <\/span>threat due to anthropological pressures and climate change.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cRhododendrons carpet Darjeeling, Sikkim Himalayas\u201d published in The Hindu on 19th February 2023 What is the News? According to the Botanical Survey of India, Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas are home to more than one-third of all types of rhododendrons found in India. What are Rhododendrons? Rhododendron means… Continue reading Rhododendrons carpet Darjeeling, Sikkim Himalayas<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-227784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-public","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227784\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}