What is unique about Shirui Lily?

What is unique about Shirui Lily?

What is so unique about the Shirui Lily? It is special because it is a species of ground lily found exclusively in the Shirui Hills, located about 18 km from the district headquarters of Ukhrul, which is home to the Tangkhul Naga tribe. In other words, it cannot be transplanted anywhere else in the world.

Where is Shirui Lily found?

Lilium Mackliniae, the Shirui Lily or Shirui Kashung Timrawon, is a rare Indian species of plant found only in the upper reaches of the Shirui hill ranges in the Ukhrul district of Manipur, India, at an elevation of 1,730–2,590 metres (5,680–8,500 ft) above sea level.

Why is the Shirui Lily celebrated?

Shirui Lily Festival is an annual five-day State festival celebrated in Ukhrul district to spread awareness about the endangered state flower ‘Shirui Lily’ as well as to promote Ukhrul district as a potential tourist destination in Manipur. Shirui Festival is celebrated during the peak blooming season of Shirui Lily.

What is the local name of Shirui Lily?

Kashong Timrawon
It is the home of world famous Shirui (Siroy) Lily (Lilium Mackliniae). The name Shirui Lily originates from a British Botanist named F. Kingdom Ward who in 1948 discovered the uniqueness of this lily flower. The local name of the flower is Kashong Timrawon.

What is the ideal ecosystem for the Shirui Lily?

The temperate forests at that altitude seem to provide the ideal ecosystem for the shirui Lily which grow for about six weeks each year, from the first week of May to the middle of June. the Lilly is not the only flower that grow there.

What is the official language of Manipur?

Manipuri Meiteilon
Manipuri language, Manipuri Meiteilon, also called Meitei (Meetei), a Tibeto-Burman language spoken predominantly in Manipur, a northeastern state of India.

How is shirui lily known in local dialect?

The flower is known as Kashong Timrawon in the Ukhrul dialect of the local Tangkhul language, which has at least 150 variations, many of them mutually unintelligible. British botanist Frank Kingdon-Ward, who arrived in the Shirui hills in 1948 with his wife Jean Macklin, told the world of its existence.

What are the experiments carried out about the lily growth habit?

The excitement carried out about the lily growth habit are scientists and horticulturalists, attempts to plants it elsewhere but even within Manipur, it refuses to grow and flourish anywhere except in its native habitat the Shirui Lily.

How have ignorance curiosity and mindless affect the Shirui Lily?

Answer: Little knowing of the value and significance of the Lily, and spurred by the popularity of the flower the tourists and visitors, out of ignorance or curiosity or sheer mindlessness,plucked the lilies or uprooted its plants.