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Trees List
1. Fruit Trees:
- Aamra (Mangifera indica, Mango)
(Large Fruit Tree) → State tree of Gujarat and Maharashtra - Aamraata (Spondias mangifera / pinnata, Wild Mango, Hog Plum)
(Medium Fruit Tree) - Amalaki (Phyllanthus emblica, Indian Gooseberry, Amla)
(Medium Fruit Tree) - Amlika (Tamarindus indica, Tamarind)
(Large Fruit Tree) - Anjeera (Ficus carica, Common Fig)
(Small Fruit Tree) - Badari (Ziziphus mauritiana, Indian Jujube)
(Small Fruit Tree) - Bhavya (Dillenia indica, Elephant Apple)
(Medium Fruit Tree) - Bijapura (Citrus medica, Citron)
(Small Fruit Tree) - Bilva (Aegle marmelos, Bengal Quince)
(Medium Fruit Tree) → State tree of Puducherry - Dadima (Punica granatum, Pomegranate)
(Small Fruit Tree) - Dhanvana (Grewia tiliifolia, Dhaman)
(Medium Fruit Tree) - Haritaki (Terminalia chebula, Chebulic Myrobalan)
(Large Fruit Tree) - Jambira (Citrus limon, Lemon)
(Small Fruit Tree) - Jambu (Syzygium cumini, Java Plum, Rose Apple)
(Medium Fruit Tree) - Kadali (Musa paradisiaca, Plaintain, Banana)
(Small Fruit Tree) - Kapittha (Limonia acidissima, Wood Apple)
(Small Fruit Tree) - Karmarangga (Averrhoa carambola, Carambola, Star Fruit)
(Small Fruit Tree) - Madhukarkatika (Citrus limetta, Sweet Lime)
(Small Fruit Tree) - Naranga (Citrus Sinensis, Orange)
(Small Fruit Tree) - Panasa (Artocarpus heterophyllus, Jackfruit)
(Large Fruit Tree) - Parushaka (Grewia asiatica, Phalsa)
(Small Fruit Tree) - Peruka (Psidium guajava, Guava)
(Small Fruit Tree) - Sapota (Manilkara zapota, Chickoo)
(Medium Fruit Tree) - Seva (Malus pumila, Apple)
(Small Fruit Tree) - Shlessmaataka (Cordia dichotoma, Indian Cherry)
(Small Fruit Tree) - Sitaphal (Annona squamosa, Custard Apple)
(Small Fruit Tree) - Tamala (Garcinia xanthochymus, Egg tree)
(Medium Fruit Tree) - Vibhitaka (Terminalia bellirica, Belliric Myrobalan)
(Large Fruit Tree)
2. Palm Trees:
- Hintala (Phoenix paludosa, Mangrove Date Palm)
(Small Palm Tree) - Kharjura (Phoenix sylvestris, Indian Date Palm)
(Medium Palm Tree) - Narikela (Cocos nucifera, Coconut)
(Large Palm Tree) → State tree of Kerala - Puga (Areca catechu, Areca Palm)
(Medium Palm Tree) - Tala (Borassus flabellifer, Palmyra Palm)
(Large Palm Tree) → State tree of Tamil Nadu
3. Fruit Creepers:
- Bimba (Momordica monadelpha / Coccinia grandis, Ivy Gourd)
(Vine) - Draksha (Vitis vinifera, Grape)
(Vine)
4. Flower Trees:
- Aaragvadha (Cassia fistula, Indian Laburnum)
(Medium Flower Tree) - Angkotta (Alangium salviifolium, Sage-leaved Alangium)
(Small Flower Tree) - Ashoka (Saraca asoca, Ashok)
(Small Flower Tree) → State tree of Uttar Pradesh - Bakula (Mimusops elengi, Indian Medaller)
(Medium Flower Tree) - Champaka (Magnolia champaca, Champa)
(Medium to Large Flower Tree) - Gulmohar (Delonix regia, Flame Tree)
(Medium Flower Tree) - Kadamba (Anthocephalus cadamba, Bur Flower)
(Large Flower Tree) - Karavira (Nerium indicum, Oleander)
(Small Flower Tree) - Karnikara (Pterospermum acerifolium, Bayur)
(Medium Flower Tree) - Mandara (Erythrina variegata, Indian Coral)
(Large Flower Tree) - Nagakesara (Mesua ferrea, Indian Rose Chestnut)
(Medium Flower Tree) → State tree of Mizoram - Nagalinga (Couroupita guianensis, Cannonball tree)
(Large or Tall Flower Tree) - Paatali (Stereospermum suaveolens, Trumpet Flower)
(Medium Flower Tree) - Palasha (Butea monosperma, Flame of the Forest)
(Medium Flower Tree) → State tree of Chandigarh - Parisha (Thespesia populnea, Portia tree)
(Medium Flower Tree) - Punnaga (Calophyllum inophyllum, Alexandrian Laurel)
(Medium Flower Tree) - Rakta Kanchana (Bauhinia purpurea, Butterfly tree)
(Small Flower Tree) - Shyonaka (Oroxylum indicum, Indian Trumpet Flower)
(Medium Flower Tree) - Tinisha (Desmodium Oojeinensis, Sandan)
(Medium Flower Tree) - Varuna (Crataeva religiosa, Garlic Pear)
(Small Flower Tree)
5. Flower Shrubs:
- Arka (Calotropis procera, Swallow Wort)
(Small Flower Shrub) - Brihati (Solanum indicum, Indian Nightshade)
(Small Flower Shrub) - Japa (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Hibiscus)
(Small Flower Shrub) - Ketaki (Pandanus odorifer, Screw Pine)
(Small Flower Shrub) - Mallika (Jasminum sambac, Arabian Jasmine)
(Small Flower Shrub) - Parijata (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, Night Jasmine)
(Small Flower Shrub) - Saireyaka (Barleria prionitis, Porcupine Flower)
(Small Flower Shrub)
6. Flower Climbers:
- Aparajita (Clitoria ternatea, Butterfly Pea)
(Flower Climber) - Jaati (Jasminum grandiflorum, Royal Jasmine)
(Flower Climber) - Kunda (Jasminum multiflorum, Downy Jasmine)
(Flower Climber) - Madhavi (Hiptage benghalensis, Hiptage)
(Flower Climber) - Malati (Aganosma heynei, Malatilata)
(Flower Climber) - Yuthika (Jasminum auriculatum, Needle Flower Jasmine)
(Flower Climber)
7. Flower Herbs:
- Apamarga (Achyranthes aspera, Prickly Chaff Flower)
(Small Flower Herb) - Damanaka (Artemisia pallens, Dhavanam)
(Small Flower Herb)
8. Flower Aquatics:
- Kuvalaya (Nymphaea nouchali, Blue Water Lily)
(Flower Aquatic) - Padma (Nelumbo nucifera, Lotus)
(Flower Aquatic)
9. Other Trees:
- Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna, Arjun)
(Large Tree) - Asana (Terminalia tomentosa, Indian Laurel)
(Large Tree) - Ashmantaka (Ficus rumphii, Mock Peepal tree) (Medium Tree)
- Ashvakarna (Dipterocarpus turbinatus, Garjan tree) (Large or Tall Tree)
- Ashvattha (Ficus religiosa, Peepal)
(Large Tree) → State tree of Bihar and Haryana - Bijaka (Pterocarpus marsupium, Indian Kino tree) (Large Tree)
- Chandana (Santalum album, Sandalwood) (Medium Tree) → State tree of Karnataka
- Cirabilva (Holoptelea integrifolia, Indian Elm) (Medium Tree)
- Dhava (Anogeissus latifolia, Axle Wood)
(Large Tree) - Gambhari (Gmelina arborea, Kashmir tree) (Large Tall Tree) → State tree of Meghalaya
- Gorakshi (Adansonia digitata, Baobab) (Large Tree)
- Hijjala (Barringtonia acutangula, Freshwater Mangrove) (Medium Tree)
- Ikshu (Saccharum officinarum, Sugarcane) (Small Grass Species)
- Ingudi (Balanites aegyptiaca, Desert Date, Hingkot) (Small Tree)
- Karanja (Pongamia pinnata, Indian Beech, Pongam)
(Medium Tree) - Kataka (Strychnos Potatorum, Clearing Nut) (Medium Tree)
- Khadira (Senegalia catechu, Cutch tree)
(Medium Tree) - Kucandana (Adenanthera pavonina, Red Bead tree) (Medium Tree)
- Lakuca (Artocarpus lacucha, Monkey Fruit) (Medium Tree)
- Lodhra (Symplocos racemosa, Lodh) (Small Tree)
- Madhuka (Madhuca longifolia, Honey tree) (Medium Tree)
- Nandi (Toona ciliata, Red Cedar) (Large Tree)
- Nimba (Azadirachta indica, Neem)
→ State tree of Andhra Pradesh (Medium Tree) - Phalahi (Acacia modesta, Amritsar Gum) (Small Tree)
- Plaksha (Ficus microcarpa, Laurel Fig)
(Medium Tree) - Priyala (Buchanania lanzan, Chironji) (Medium Tree)
- Raktacandana (Pterocarpus santalinus, Red Sandalwood) (Medium Tree)
- Rudraksha (Elaeocarpus sphaericus, Rudraksh) (Medium Tree)
- Saptaparna (Alstonia scholaris, Scholar tree) (Large Tree) → State tree of West Bengal
- Sarala (Pinus roxburghii, Chir Pine) (Large Tall Tree)
- Shala (Shorea robusta, Sal) (Large Tall Tree) → State tree of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand
- Shallaki (Boswellia serrata, Indian Frankincense) (Small Tree)
- Shalmali (Bombax malabaricum, Red Silk-Cotton)
(Large Tree) - Shami (Prosopis spicigera, Indian Mesquite)→ State tree of Rajasthan and Telangana (Small Tree)
- Shimshapa (Dalbergia sissoo, Indian Rosewood) (Medium Tree) → State tree of Punjab
- Shirisha (Albizia lebbeck, Siris)
(Large Tree) - Shweta Varvura (Acacia leucophloea, White Bark Acacia) (Large Tree)
- Tendu (Diospyros melanoxylon, Coromandel Ebony) (Large Tall Tree)
- Tinduka (Diospyros malabarica, Indian Persimmon) (Large Tree)
- Udumbara (Ficus racemosa, Cluster Fig, Gular)
(Medium Tree) - Vata (Ficus benghalensis, Banyan)
(Large Tree) → State tree of Madhya Pradesh and Odisha - Vamsha (Bambusa bambos, Bamboo) (Tall Grass Species)
- Vetra (Calamus rotang, Cane) (Small Cane Tree)
10. Other Shrubs:
- Nirgundi (Vitex negundo, Chaste tree) (Small Shrub)
- Priyangu (Callicarpa macrophylla, Beauty Berry) (Small Shrub)
- Tulasi (Ocimum tenuiflorum, Holy Basil) (Small Shrub)
11. Grasses:
- Durva (Cynodon dactylon, Bermuda grass) (Grass)
- Kusha (Imperata cylindrica, Cotton-wool grass , Darbha) (Grass)
- Nivara (Oryza nivara, Wild grass) (Grass)
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