LIST OF TREES IN THE COLLEGE CAMPUS

Botanical name Family Common name

Jacaranda mimosifolia D.Don Bignoniaceae Neeli gulmohur Tecoma stans (L.) Juss. ex Kunth Bignoniaceae Yellow bells Delonix regia (Hook.) Raf. Caesalpiniaceae Flame Tree, Gulmohar Grevillea robusta A.Cunn. ex R.Br. Proteaceae Silver Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br. Apocynaceae Scholar Tree, Devil tree Bauhinia variegata L. Leguminosae Kachnar, Mountain-ebony. Bauhinia purpurea L. Leguminosae Purple Bauhinia Silk floss tree Ceiba speciosa (A.St.-Hil.) Malvaceae Ravenna Kadamb Neolamarckia cadamba (Roxb.) Rubiaceae Bosser Jungli Saru Casuarina equisetifolia L. Casuarinaceae Singapore graveyard flower Plumeria obtusa L. Apocynaceae Magnolia, Him Champa Magnolia grandiflora L. Magnoliaceae Neem Azadirachta indica A. Juss. Meliaceae Indian Mahogany Chukrasia tabularis A. Juss. Meliaceae Polyalthia longifolia (Sonn.) Ashoka Annonaceae Thwaites Chikoo Manilkara zapota (L.) P.Royen Sapotaceae Har singar Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L. Oleaceae Lychee Litchi chinensis Sonn. Sapindaceae

Araucaria araucana (Molina) Monkey puzzle tree Araucariaceae K.Koch Sago palm Cycas revoluta Thunb. Cycadaceae Peacock flower Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw. Leguminosae

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Bishop , Paniala Bischofia javanica Blume Phyllanthaceae Sharifa Annona squamosa L. Annonaceae Bael Aegle marmelos (L.) Corrêa Rutaceae Golden Rain Tree Koelreuteria paniculata Laxm. Sapindaceae Markhamia lutea (Benth.) Siala Bignoniaceae K.Schum. Kanak Champa Pterospermum acerifolium (L.) Sterculaceae Willd. Royal Palm Roystonea regia (Kunth) O.F.Cook Arecaceae

Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Samundarphal Lecythidaceae Gaertn. Callistemon viminalis (Sol. ex Weeping bottlebrush Myrtaceae Gaertn.) G.Don Maulsari Mimusops elengi L. Sapotaceae Jamun Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels Myrtaceae Pride of Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers. Lythraceae

Psidium guajava L. Myrtaceae Guava Lemon Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f. Rutaceae Sheesham Dalbergia sissoo DC. Leguminosae Amaltas Cassia fistula L. Leguminosae India Rubber Tree Ficus elastica Roxb. ex Hornem. Moraceae Papaya Carica papaya L. Caricaceae Northern White-Cedar Thuja occidentalis L. Cupressaceae

Ber, Chinese date Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. Rhamnaceae

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Pinus roxburghii Sarg. Pinaceae Chir

Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Loquat Rosaceae Lindl. Senjana Moringa oleifera Lam. Moringaceae Mango Mangifera indica L. Anacardiaceae Yellow oleander Cascabela thevetia (L.) Lippold Apocynaceae Peepal Ficus religiosa L. Moraceae Banyan, Bargad Ficus benghalensis L. Moraceae Sagwan, Teak Tectona grandis L.f. Lamiaceae Harad Retz. Combretaceae

Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Bahera Combretaceae Roxb. Terminalia arjuna (Roxb. ex DC.) Arjun Combretaceae Wight & Arn. Jackfruit, Kathal Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. Moraceae Longbeak eucalyptus Eucalyptus camaldulensis Denham Myrtaceae Pilkhan Ficus virens Aiton Moraceae Jangli Arandi Jatropha curcas L. Euphorbiaceae Amla, Indian gooseberry Phyllanthus emblica L. Phyllanthaceae Rudraksh Elaeocarpus serratus L. Elaeocarpaceae Crepe Myrtle Lagerstroemia indica L. Lythraceae

Vachellia nilotica (L.) P.J.H. Hurter Kikar Leguminosae & Mabb.

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Besides this, saplings of the following trees have been planted in the campus to add to the species diversity of the college campus.

Botanical Name Family Common Name Pyrus communis L. Rosaceae Nashpati Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn. Sapindaceae Soapberry, Reetha Artocarpus lacucha Buch.- Moraceae Dheu, Monkey Jack Ham. Boraginaceae Lasura Cordia dichotoma G.Forst. Butea monosperma (Lam.) Leguminosae Flame of the Forest, Palash Taub. Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd. Leguminosae Sita Ashok

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