By A village in Kerala has been witnessing a surge in traveler footstep amid the pandemic because of a peculiar reason—an invasive water plant that has Lententide a scenic attraction to the present otherwise non-descript location.
Spread over a massive space in Kozhikode’s Avala Pandi close to Perambra, this pink phanerogam, that belongs to the family of magnoliid dicot genus furcata, has attracted widespread interests among social media users. it’s regionally called ‘mullan payal’.
Due to a gradual surge within the range of tourists, many small-scale vendors have turned up within the space to earn some cash out of this ‘pink bloom’ development. the situation has conjointly emerged as a pitstop for many candidates running for the future native body polls within the state, suasion for votes.
Botanist Dr. P Dileep told ieMalayalam that the plants happiness to the family of magnoliid dicot genus furcata and Caroliniana are majorly noticed in Avala Pandi.
A candidate suasion for votes in Avala Pandi for future Kerala native body polls. (Picture credit: Vibheesh Koduthu)
He, however, plumbed a word of caution. “Although these invasive plants seem enticing, they cause a heavy threat to water bodies,” Dr P Dileep aforesaid, remarking that they’ll be from tank escapes. He conjointly attributed the dimensions of the expansion to the Covid pandemic, reasoning that fewer individuals might have stepped into the slim canals, resulting in its sprawling growth.
This development was initial noticed in Avala Pandi last year, however failed to end up to be this visually appealing.
