Trees of India - Trees of India
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Gum arabic tree[1][2] or babul[3][4] or babul acacia[5] -- Acacia nilotica or Acacia arabica -
Indian Almond -- Terminalia catappa -
Banyan -- Ficus Benghalensis -
Jujube Tree (Badari in Sanskrit, Ber in Hindi, Bor(बोर) in Marathi, Kul in Bengali) -- Ziziphus mauritiana -
Umbrella or Portia Tree (Bhendi-भेंडी in Marathi) -- Thespesia populnea -
Cannon-ball Tree (Kailashpati in Marathi, Nagalingam in Hindi Bengali) -- Couroupita guianensis -
Casuarina (She-oak, Australian oak, Beefwood, Vilayati saru in Hindi and in Marathi Jungli saru, in Tamil Chouk, and in Bengali(বাংলা)Jhau (ঝাউ) -- Casuarina equisetifolia -
Coconut Palm -- Cocos nucifera, narikela in Sanskrit, Bengali and Hindi, -
Copperpod (Rusty Shield Bearer, Lya Vakai in Tamil Kon-dachinta in Telugu) -- Peltophorum pterocarpum -
Coralwood Tree (in Bengali it is called Rakta kambal, in Marathi Thorligunj or Ratangunj, in Telugu Bandi guruvendi and in Tamil Anikundumani) -- Adenanthera pavonina -
Drumstick Tree (Horse-radish, Munga Soudha in Hindi, Sojne in Bengali, Shevga-शेवगा in Marathi, Midhosaragavo in Gujarati, Mulaga in Telugu and Murangakai in Tamil) -- Moringa Oleifera -
Gulmohar (Flamboyant, Royal Peacock flower, Royal Gold Mohur or Fire tree, Mayaram in Tamil, Shima Sankesula in Telugu, Krishnachura in Bengali and Gulmohr-गुलमोहर in Marathi) -- Delonix (or Poinciana) regia -
Indian Coral Tree (Mandara in Sanskrit, Hindi and Bengali, Mandaram in Malayalam, Kaliyana Murrukku in Tamil, Pangara-पांगारा in Marathi) -- Erythrina indica or variegata -
Indian Cork Tree (Jasmine tree, Akas nim or Nim chameli in Hindi, karkku in Tamil, Kavuku in Telugu) -- Millingtonia hortensis -
Java Plum (Black Plum, Jamun or Jambhool in Hindi, Kalojam in Bengali, Jambhul-जांभूळ in Marathi and in Naval or Nagai Tamil) -- Eugenia jambolana, or Syzygium cumini -
Mango -- Mangifera indica -
Mast Tree (Cemetery tree, Ashoka or Debdaru in Hindi, Asopala in Gujarati, Nara in Telugu, and Debdaru in Bengali) -- Polyalthia longifolia -
Mudilla -- Barringtonia asiatica -
Neem -- Azadirachta indica -
Sacred fig -- (Bo tree, pipal in Hindhi, Asvattha in Bengali, Jari in Gujarati, Pimpal-पिंपळ in Marathi and Ashvatthame in Telugu) -- Ficus religiosa -
Curry Tree (Karivepallai or Kadipatta) -- Murraya koenigii; syn. Bergera koenigii, Chalcas koenigii -
Indian Beech (Karanj or Karanja in Hindi, Bengali, Marathi and Gujarati, Pongam in Tamil, Pungu in Telugu) -- Pongamia pinnata -
Queen's Flower (Pride of India, or Crepe flower, Taman or Mota bondara in Marathi, Arjuna in Hindi, Jarul in Bengali, Kaduli in Tamil and Vara gogu in Telugu) -- Lagerstroemia speciosa -
Rain Tree (Saman or Guango in Marathi, Belaiti Siris in Hindi, and Thungumoonji in Tamil) -- Samanea saman or Albizia saman -
(Silk) Cotton Tree (called Kate-savari, Savar, or Saur in Maharashtra, Simal or Shimbal in Hindi, Shimul in Bengali, Illavu in Tamil and Malayalam and Salmali in Sanskrit) -- Bombax malabaricum, or Bombax ceiba -
Tamarind (Imli in Hindi, Puli in Tamil, Chinta in Telugu, Tentul in Bengali, Chinch-चिंच in Marathi and Amli in Gujarati; the Persian name Tamar-i-hind means Indian date) -- Tamarindus indica -
(Common) Teak (Indian Oak, Saigun in Hindi, Saka in Sanskrit, Sag-साग in Marathi, Shegun in Bengali and Saga in Gujarati) -- Tectona grandis -
Temple Tree (Champa, Frangipani and Pagoda tree; Khera chapha or Pandhra chapha-पांढरा चाफा in Marathi, Chameli or Gulechin in Hindi, Kath champa in Bengali, Rhada Champo in Gujarati, Arali in Tamil) -- Plumeria rubra (also called Plumeria acuminata or Plumeria acutifolia) -
African Tulip Tree (Bell Flambeau, Scarlet Bell tree, Fountain tree, Syringe tree, Squirt tree and sometimes wrongly Flame tree; Rudrapalash in Bengali, Pichkari in Marathi and Hindi, Patade in Telugu and Patadi in Tamil) -- Spathodea campanulata -
Flame of the Forest (Kimshuka or Palasa in Sanskrit, Palash in Bengali and Hindi, Porasum in Tamil, Parrot Tree) -- Butea monosperma -
Asoka (Sorrowless Tree) -- Saraca indica -
Wild Almond (also called bastard poon tree, hazel sterculia, Indian almond; in Hindi Bengali: jangli badam; in Tamil: gorapu-badam, gurapu-vadam, pottaikavalam)[6] -- Sterculia foetida -
Jacaranda (Blue Jacaranda, Palisander, Green Ebony Tree) -- Jacaranda mimosifolia -
Baobab (Gorak amli goram lichora in Hindi, Gorak chinch in Gujarati, Paparapulia Perruka in Tamil) -- Adansonia -
Pink Cassia (Pu vakai in Tamil, Konna in Malayalam, Horse Cassia, Pink Shower) -- Cassia grandis -
Beleric myrabolan or bastard myrabolan (Sabera in Hindi, Tani tanti in Tamil) -- Terminalia bellirica -
Jackfruit tree (Kanthal in Bengali, Katkal in Hindi, Pila Pilavu in Tamil Malayalam, Panasa in Sanskrit, Kannada and Telugu) -- Artocarpus heterophyllus or A. heterophylla[7] -
Indian Laburnum -- Cassia fistula -
Bead Tree -- Melia azedarach -
Golden Champa (Champa Champaka in Bengali Hindi, Chembuga Chambugam in Tamil, Champaka in Telugu, Champakam in Malayalam, Sampige in Kannada) -- Michelia champaca -
Karnikar (Son Chapha-सोनचाफा in Marathi, Muchukunda in Bengali, Kanak Champa, Kaniar, Katha Champa in Hindi) -- Pterospermum acerifolium -
Alexandrian Laurel (Kath Champa, Sultana Champa, Punnaga in Sanskrit and Bengali, Sultana Champa, Surpan, Undi, Surpunka in Hindi, Pinnai Punnagam in Tamil) -- Calophyllum inophyllum -
Mohwa (Mohwa, Mahula, Banmahuva, Maul in Bengali, Madhuka in Sanskrit, Mohwa, Mahua, Jangli-mona, Maul in Hindi, Kat-illipi, Illupai in Tamil) -- Madhuca latifolia, or Madhuca longifolia -
Scarlet Cordia -- Cordia sebestena -
Papaya (Papaya, Papita in Hindi pepe or pe(n)pe in Bengali, Pappali in Tamil, Omakka in Malayalam, Papaw, Tree Melon) -- Carica papaya -
Banana Tree -- Musa acuminata, Musa balbisiana -
Palmyra (Brab Tree, Toddy Palm, Tala Palm) -- Borassus flabellifer -
Fish-tail Palm (Toddy Palm, Kitul Palm, Jaggery Palm, Wine Palm, Sago Palm) -- Caryota urens -
Royal Palm (Mountain Glory, Bottle Palm) -- Roystonea regia -
Wild Date Palm (Sendhi, Salma, Khaji, Khajur in Hindi, Khejur in Bengali, Itcham-pannai, Tnchu in Tamil) -- Phoenix sylvestris -
Areca (Supari in Hindi Bengali, Kamugu, Paku (fruit) in Tamil, Kavugu, Adakka-maram in Malayalam) -- Areca catechu -
Bilimbi (balimbing, bimbli, belimbing, cucumber tree, tree sorrel) -- Averrhoa bilimbi -
Madras Thorn (Manila Tamarind, Vilayati Ambli in Gujarati, Jungle Jalebi or Ganga Imli in Hindi, Seeme Hunase in Kannada) -- Pithecellobium dulce -
Bael (Bilva, Bilwa, Bel, Kuvalam, Koovalam, Madtoum, or Beli fruit, Bengal Quince, Stone Apple, and Wood Apple) -- Aegle marmelos -
Saptaparni (Blackboard Tree, Indian Devil Tree, Chhatim in Bengali, Ditabark, Milkwood Pine, White Cheesewood and Pulai) -- Alstonia scholaris -
Khair (Catechu, Cachou and Black Cutch) -- Acacia catechu -
Shisham (Sissoo, Sisu, Sheesham, Tahli and Indian Rosewood) -- Dalbergia sissoo -
Indian gooseberry (Amalaka in Sanskrit, amla in Hindi, Amlaki in Bengali, Nellikkai in Kannada and Tamil) -- Phyllanthus emblica, syn. Emblica officinalis -
Kokum (Amsol/ Aamsul, Bindin, Biran, Bhirand, Bhinda, Bhrinda, Brinda, mangosteen, wild mangosteen, red mango) -- Garcinia indica -
Gamhar (Khamara in Hindi, Kulimavu in Kannada, Mara and Shivani in Kashmiri, Siwan in Marathi) -- Gmelina arborea -
Bullet Wood Tree (Bakul) -- Mimusops elengi -
Red Sandalwood (Red Sanders, Rakta Chandana) -- Pterocarpus santalinus -
Toothbrush Tree (Arak, Galenia asiatica, Peelu, Pilu, Salvadora indica, Miswak) -- Salvadora persica -
White or East Indian Sandalwood (Chandan in Hindi and Bengali, Chandana in Sanskrit, Sri Gandha in Kannada) -- Santalum album -
Bhallatak (Biba, Ker in Kannada) -- Semecarpus anacardium -
Desert Teak or Marwar Teak -- Tecomella undulata -
Arjun -- Terminalia arjuna -
Black Myrobalan or Chebulic Myrobalan -- Terminalia chebula -
Cashew -- Anacardium occidentale; syn. Anacardium curatellifolium -
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Rubber Fig or Rubber Plant -- Ficus elastica -
Common Fig -- Ficus carica Sources: Common Trees of India, Pippa Mukherjee, World Wildlife Fund India/ Oxford University Press 1983, Flowering Trees and Shrubs in India, D.V. |
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