Punarnava
Where restoration begins.
Punarnava (Sanskrit: to renew, to come back to life) is a native and medicinal plant nursery located in Aralumallige village, Doddaballapur taluk, 30km from Bengaluru.
Founded by Seema Mali as the physical answer to a gap she identified across 25 years of ecological restoration work: the right plants for the right landscape simply were not available at scale anywhere in Karnataka.
- 150+
- Species
- 1.5 lakh
- Saplings
- 30–40
- Endangered plants
What Punarnava Holds
- Native dry deciduous and scrub forest species that are essential for ecosystem-scale restoration
- Medicinal plants of India s traditional systems documented, propagated, grown ethically
- Endangered and rare species including Crotalaria sundurensis, found only in the Sandur Hills
- Seed-propagated plants grown from wild-collected seeds, preserving genetic diversit
Who We Supply
- Mining and industrial companies developing statutory green belts
- Educational institutions and R&D organisations
- CSR programmes focused on ecological restoration
- Ecological restoration agencies and NGOs
- Landscapers, farmhouse owners, and urban gardeners
- Plant enthusiasts and home herbal gardeners
NMPB PROJECT
A project approved and funded by the National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Regional Centre for South India, is producing 33,000 high-quality planting materials of five key medicinal species.
- Boswellia serrata
- Decalepis hamiltonii
- Gymnema sylvestre
- Oroxylum indicum
- Saraca asoca
Species list available on request. Visits welcome by appointment.
Aralumallige Village, near Doddaballapur, 30km from Bengaluru