Trees of India

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Trees of India
Gum arabic tree
Vaelamaram in Tamil
[1][2]
or
babul
[3][4]
or babul acacia
[5]
-- Acacia nilotica or Acacia
arabica

Indian Almond -- Terminalia
catappa

Banyan -- Ficus
Benghalensis "Aall/Aala
Maram in Tamil".

Jujube Tree (Badari in
Sanskrit, Ber in Hindi, Bor()
in Marathi, Bor in Gujarati, Kul
in Bengali) -- Ziziphus
mauritiana

Umbrella or Portia Tree
(Bhendi- in Marathi) --
Thespesia populnea

Cannon-ball Tree
(Kailashpati in Marathi,
Nagalingam in Hindi,Tamil &
Bengali) -- Couroupita
guianensis

Casuarina (She-oak,
Australian oak, Beefwood,
Vilayati saru in Hindi and in
Marathi Jungli saru, in Tamil
Chouk, and in
Bengali( )Jhau ( ) --
Casuarina equisetifolia

Coconut Palm -- Cocos
nucifera, narikela in Sanskrit,
Bengali and Hindi,"Thennai" in
Tamil, fruit is called Naryal in
Gujarati.

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- in Marathi,
Midhosaragavo in Gujarati,
Mulaga in Telugu and
Murungai Maram in Tamil;the
fruit is Murungaikkai in Tamil
and Malayalam) -- Moringa
Oleifera

Gulmohar ("Fire of the
Forest",Flamboyant, Royal
Peacock flower, Royal Gold
Mohur or Fire tree, Mayaram
in Tamil,Neruppukkondrai
Maram in Tamil, Shima
Sankesula in Telugu,
Krishnachura in Bengali and
Gulmohr- in Marathi) --
Delonix (or Poinciana) regia

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Indian Coral Tree (Mandara
in Sanskrit, Hindi and Bengali,
Mandaram in Malayalam,
Kalyana Murungai in Tamil,
Pangara- 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,
Kala Jambu in Gujarati,
Kalojam in Bengali, Jambhul-
in Marathi and Naval or
Nagal in Tamil) -- Eugenia
jambolana, or Syzygium
cumini

Mango -- [[Mangifera
indica]the tree is Maa Maram
& the fruit is Maangaai in
Tamil. The fruit is called Keri
in Gujarati and Aam in Hindi]

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]
Vaembu or Vaeppa Maram in
Tamil]

Sacred fig -- (Bo tree, pipal in
Hindhi, Asvattha in Bengali,
Jari in Gujarati, Pimpal- in
Marathi and Ashvatthame in
Telugu, Arasu/Arasa Maram in
Tamil) -- Ficus religiosa

Curry Tree ("Karivaepilai in
Tamil" or Kadipatta) -- Murraya
koenigii; syn. Bergera
koenigii, Chalcas koenigii

Indian Beech (Karanj or
Karanja in Hindi, Bengali,
Marathi and Gujarati, Pungam
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
Thoonguvaagai/Thoongumoonji
Maram in Tamil;ie.,sleeping
tree,as the Leaves of this tree
is closed after sun set) --
Samanea saman or Albizia
saman

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(Silk) Cotton Tree (called
Kate-savari, Savar, or Saur in
Maharashtra, Simal or
Shimbal in Hindi, Shimul in
Bengali, Ilavu/Ilava Maram 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-
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- in Marathi,
Shegun in Bengali and Saga
in Gujarati) -- Tectona grandis

Temple Tree (Champa,
Frangipani and Pagoda tree;
Khera chapha or Pandhra
chapha- 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

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Jackfruit tree (Kanthal in
Bengali, Katkal in Hindi, Pila
& Palaa 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-
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]
Vaazhai Maram in Tamil]

Palmyra (Brab Tree, Toddy
Palm, Tala Palm) "Panai
Maram in Tamil"-- 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, "Paereecham in
Tamil") -- Phoenix sylvestris

Areca (Supari in Hindi &
Bengali, Kamugu, Paakku
(fruit) in Tamil, Kavugu,
Adakka-maram in Malayalam)
-- Areca catechu

Bilimbi (balimbing, bimbli,
belimbing, cucumber tree, tree
sorrel) -- Averrhoa bilimbi

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Madras Thorn (Manila
Tamarind, Vilayati Ambli in
Gujarati, Jungle Jalebi or
Ganga Imli in Hindi, Seeme
Hunase in Kannada,Kodukkai
Puli Maram in Tamil) --
[[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

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Mahua
Cashew "Mundhiri in Tamil"--
Anacardium occidentale; syn.
Anacardium curatellifolium

Sal -- Shorea robusta

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. Cowen
References [edit]
1. ^ ITIS.org
2. ^ USDA.gov
3. ^ InfoPlease.com
4. ^ Merriam-Webster.com
5. ^ WorldAgroForestry.org
6. ^ WorldAgroForestry.org
7. ^ Tropical-Biology.org
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