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ASHOKACommon Name: Ashoka TreeScientific Name: Saraca asocaNature:  Evergreen. Flowering season between

February to April.  Climate: Rain-forest tree. Central areas of

Deccan plateau.Height: 10’ - 15’ tallTexture: Warty surfaceShape and color: Green colored leaves shaped

oblong. Foliage: Deep green, shiny foliageSoil type: Uses: Medicinal purposes

ARJUNACommon Name: Arjuna Scientific Name: Terminalia arjunaNature: Evergreen. pale yellow

flowers which appear between March and June

Climate: Humid, sub-tropical climateHeight: 20 – 25 m Texture: Smooth, grey barkShape and color: Green on the top

and brown belowFoliage: Oblong, conical leaves.Soil type: Alluvial soilUses: Silk production

IMLICommon Name: TamarindScientific Name: Tamarindus indicaNature: EvergreenClimate: Tropical and sub-tropical

climateHeight: 12 – 18 mTexture: FineShape and color: Leaflets are bright

green, elliptical ovular, pinnately veinedFoliage: Irregular, vase-shaped outline

of dense foliageSoil type: Clay, loam, sandy, and acidic

soilUses: Cuisines, medicine, metal polish

GULMOHARCommon Name: GulmoharScientific Name: Delonix regiaNature: DeciduousClimate: Tropical or near-tropical climateHeight: 5 – 12 mTexture: Soft and lightShape and color:  Green and flaccid

when young and turn dark-brown and woody

Foliage: Dense, fern-like leavesSoil type: Open, free-draining sandy or

loamy soil enriched with organic matterUses: Ornamental

MANGOCommon Name: MangoScientific Name:  Mangifera indicaNature: EvergreenClimate:  Tropical and subtropical regions Height: 35–40 mTexture: Rough and scaly or furrowed  Shape and color: Broad, dark green Foliage: Young leaves red, aging to shiny

dark green above, lighter belowSoil type: Tolerates a variety of soilUses: Fruit, flavouring, medicinal, timber

SHEESHAMCommon Name: North Indian RosewoodScientific Name: Dalbergia sissooNature: Deciduous tree Climate: Humid sub-tropical climateHeight: Maximum of 25 mTexture: Leaves are leathery, alternate, pinnately

compoundShape and color: Light green with tinge of yellowFoliage: large upper branches support a spreading

crown.Soil type: Soils range from pure sand and gravel to

rich alluvium of river banksUses: fuelwood, pesticide, construction

AMLACommon Name: Indian gooseberryScientific Name: Phyllanthus emblicaNature: Deciduous treeClimate: Tropical climateHeight: 1–8 mTexture: SmoothShape and color:  Light green,  pinnate leavesFoliage: Leaves are simple, subsessile and

closely set along branchletsSoil type: Light as well as medium heavy soilUses: Traditional medicine, culinary purposes,

other uses like inks, shampoo and hair oil

QUEEN OF INDIACommon Name: Queen Of IndiaScientific Name: Lagerstroemia

speciosaNature: DeciduousClimate:  Tropical and subtropical areasHeight: Grow to 20 metresTexture: Smooth, flaky barkShape and color:Foliage:Soil type: Tolerates a variety of soilUses:  Ornamental plant

BARNACommon Name: BarnaScientific Name:  Crateva religiosaNature: DeciduousClimate: Height: 30-40’Texture:Shape and color: greenFoliage:Soil type:Uses: dyeing, medicines

NEEMCommon Name: NeemScientific Name: Azadirachta indicaNature: EvergreenClimate: Tropical and semi-tropical regionsHeight: 15 – 20 mTexture: Mildly softShape and color: long. Medium to dark

greenFoliage: Roundish Soil type: All typesUses: Vegetables, medicinal, pest and

disease control

Common Name: EbonyScientific Name:Nature: evergreen treeClimate:  typically tropical climateHeight: 18-30 mTexture: finely-texturedShape and color:  ovate or lanceolate leaves.

Bark is dark grey colored and scalyFoliage: wide, multi-branched crowns that

spread horizontallySoil type: fertile, moist soil, in tropical

rainforestsUses:  ornamental wood

EBONY

BODHI TREECommon Name: PeepalScientific Name: Ficus religiosaNature: EvergreenClimate:Height: Texture: SmoothShape and color:  heart shaped leavesFoliage: ThickSoil type: Uses: Sacred tree

BLACK MULBERRYCommon Name:  BlackberryScientific Name: Morus nigraNature: deciduous, flowering plantClimate: warm, subtropical and temperateHeight: 12-28 mTexture: glossyShape and color: bush form, oval leaves with

irregularly lobed or toothed edgesFoliage: deeply lobed Soil type:moist forests and near the streams, on

a well-drained soil, exposed to direct sunlightUses:  cultivation of silkworms, for its edible

fruit

PALASHCommon Name: Flame-of-the-forestScientific Name: Butea monosperma Nature: deciduous treeClimate: tropical and sub-tropicalHeight:15 mTexture: crooked trunkShape and color: pinnateFoliage:Soil type: alfisol - gray to grayish-brown

coloration and a relatively high fertilityUses: timber, resin, fodder, medicine, and

dye

OLEANDERCommon Name: OleanderScientific Name: Nerium oleanderNature: evergreen shrubClimate: subtropical and tropical areasHeight: 2–6 mTexture: thick and leatheryShape and color: grayish bark.  dark-

greenFoliage: grow in clustersSoil type: Tolerates a variety of soilUses: Ornamental gardening

DESERT PEACHCommon Name: Desert peach and Desert

almondScientific Name: Prunus andersoniiNature: DeciduousClimate:Height: 2 mTexture:Shape and color:  Serrated, lance-shaped to

oval leavesFoliage:Soil type:Uses:

HYDRANGEACommon Name: HydrangeaScientific Name: HydrangeaNature: flowering plantsClimate:Height: 30 mTexture:Shape and color:Foliage:Soil type:Uses: ornamental plants

APPLECommon Name: AppleScientific Name: Malus PumilaNature: DeciduousClimate: cold climateHeight: 1.8 to 4.6 m Texture: softShape and color: Simple ovalFoliage: dark green colorSoil type:Uses: edible fruits,

HIBISCUSCommon Name: HibiscusScientific Name: HibiscusNature: evergreen bushClimate: warm-temperate, subtropical and

tropical regionsHeight: 15 feetTexture: woody shrubsShape and color:  green, lanceolate leaves with

toothed edgesFoliage: lanceolate leaves with toothed edges.

Leaves are alternately arranged on the branchesSoil type: well-drained soils in the sunny areasUses: Folk medicine, food, landscaping, paper

industry

BOTTLE BRUSHCommon Name: Bottle brushScientific Name: CallistemonNature: evergreen, shrubby treeClimate: temperate regions Height:10 to 15 feetTexture: fury Shape and color: red flower spikes Foliage: crown is rounded Soil type: well-drained, sandy soil.

Also grow in clay or loamUses: ornamental landscaping 

AMALTASCommon Name: Golden rain treeScientific Name: Cassia fistulaNature: deciduousClimate: tropical and subtropical areasHeight: 10–20 mTexture:Shape and color:Foliage:Soil type:Uses: ornamental plant and is also

used in herbal medicine

DEVIL’S TREECommon Name: ChaitaanScientific Name: Alstonia ScholarisNature: EvergreenClimate: Western and Eastern ghats of

IndiaHeight: Texture: Rough bark Shape and color: Dark green with a whitish

bloom beneathFoliage:Soil type:Uses: packing boxes, black boards,

medicines, landscaping

CHILKANCommon Name: ChilkanScientific Name:ficus retusa Nature: Evergreen Climate:Height: 49’Texture: SmoothShape and color: OvalFoliage: Dark green leavesSoil type:Uses:

JARULCommon Name: JarulScientific Name:Lagerstroemia

speciosaNature: deciduousClimate: tropical and subtropical areas Height: 20 metres Texture: smooth, flaky barkShape and color: oval to ellipticFoliage:Soil type: range of soilsUses: Chemical compounds

BAKULCommon Name: BakulScientific Name: Mimusops elengiNature: evergreen treeClimate: tropical forestsHeight: 16 m Texture: striations and a few cracks on

the surfaceShape and color: dark green, oval-shapedFoliage: glossy, dark greenSoil type:Uses: Ayurvedic medicine