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Britisher Frank Kingdon Ward had in 1948 discovered Shirui Lily (Lilium mackliniae). The beautiful flower blooms in the month of May and June, and in 1989 the state government had declared Shirui Lily as the state flower.Shirui village authorities besides prohibiting killing of animals and birds within the villages jurisdiction, have also put a total ban on using air guns and fire arms to promote conservation and bio-diversity of the area for three years with effect from October, said a letter submitted to divisional forest officer (Ukhrul) recently.
The rare Dzükuo lily, which was once the charm of the onset of monsoon season in the Dziikuo Valley, is now decreasing over the years, thereby raising a call for preserving and conserving the endemic flower.