Pandikot Pallam set to be declared local biodiversity heritage site
Pandikot Pallam, a biodiversity-rich wetland in Nileshwaram municipality, is home to Krishnakesara bispinosa, an extremely rare plant believed to have been recorded nowhere else in the world. Two other rare species, Rotala tulunadensis and Blyxa kasargodensis, have also been documented at the site.
The HinduPublished: 25 August 2026
Pandikot Pallam, a biodiversity-rich wetland in Nileshwaram municipality, is home to Krishnakesara bispinosa, an extremely rare plant believed to have been recorded nowhere else in the world. Two other rare species, Rotala tulunadensis and Blyxa kasargodensis, have also been documented at the site.
