Plant Database

Trees

Local Name: Gorokhia koroi

Scientific Name: Abroma augusta (L.) L.f.

English Name: Devil's cotton

Family: Malvaceae

Importance: Medicinal plant

Flowering: late spring to early summer

Adenanthera pavonina (Red Bead Tree) plant

Local Name: Ku chandan

Scientific Name: Adenanthera pavoniana L.

English Name: Red Bead Tree

Family: Fabaceae

Importance: Medicinal plant and timber yielding plant

Albizia odoratissima (Black siris) plant

Local Name: Sam koroi

Scientific Name: Albizia odoratissima (L.f.) Benth.

English Name: Black siris

Family: Fabaceae

Importance: Timber yielding plant

Alstonia scholaris (Blackboard tree) plant

Local Name: Sotiana

Scientific Name: Alstonia scholaris (L)R. Br

English Name: Blackboard tree

Family: Apocynaceae

Importance: Medicinal tree

Flowering: February-April

Fruiting: May-July

Local Name: Kodom

Scientific Name: Anthocephalus cadamba (Roxb.) Miq.

English Name: Kadam

Family: Rubiaceae

Importance: Wood used for packing boxes, planks and manufacture of matches

Flowering: December-July

Fruiting: May-October

Artocarpus heterophyllus (Jackfruit) plant

Local Name: Kothal

Scientific Name: Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.

English Name: Jackfruit

Family: Moraceae

Importance: Fruit yielding tree

Flowering: Feb-April

Fruiting: July-Sept

Local Name: Neem

Scientific Name: Azadirachta indica A. Juss.

English Name: Neem / Margosa tree

Family: Meliaceae

Importance: Medicinal tree

Flowering: March-April

Fruiting: July-August

Bauhinia variegata (Butterfly tree) plant

Local Name: Kanchon

Scientific Name: Bauhinia variegata L.

English Name: Butterfly tree

Family: Caesalpiniaceae

Importance: Ornamental tree

Flowering: Feb-April

Fruiting: Rainy Season

Local Name: Baugainvillea

Scientific Name: Baugainvillea spectabilis Wild.

English Name: Baugainvillea

Family: Nyctaginaceae

Importance: Ornamental plant

Scientific Name: Calliandra surinamensis Benth.

English name: Pink Powder-puff

Family: Mimosaceae

Importance: The flower pigment is used folklorically as a colorant and dye. The stem bark of this plant was reported to be able to treat various diseases and infections such as cough, wound healing, inflammation and antimicrobial activities

Local name: Bottlebrush

Scientific Name: Callistemon citrinus (Curtis) Skeels

English name: Crimson bottlebrush

Family: Myrtaceae

Importance: Used as diuretic and for relieving problems of the urinary tract.

Local Name: Sonaru

Scientific Name: Cassia fistula L.

English Name: Golden Shower

Family: Caesalpiniaceae

Importance: Ornamental tree

Flowering: March-June

Fruiting: Cold Season

Local Name: Bandar-lathi

Scientific Name: Cassia nodosa Ham.

English Name: Pink shower tree

Family: Caesalpiniaceae

Importance: Ornamental tree

Flowering: May-June

Fruiting: Cold season

Scientific Name: Chamaedorea elegans Mart.

English name: Parlour palm

Family: Arecaceae

Importance: Chamaedorea palm is an air purifier indoor plant. This is one of the most useful Palms for landscape gardening

Local Name: Krishna chura

Scientific Name: Delonix regia (Hook.) Raf.

English Name: Peacock flower

Family: Caesalpiniaceae

Importance: Ornamental tree

Flowering: May-July

Fruiting: July-August

Local Name: Momai-tamol

Scientific Name: Dypsis lutescens (H. Wendl.) Beentje & J. Dransf.

English Name: Yellow Cane Palm

Family: Arecaceae

Importance: Ornamental and used as a fence

Local Name: Assam rubber Tree

Scientific Name: Ficus elastica Roxb. ex Hornem.

English Name: Rubber plant

Family: Moraceae

Importance: Ornamental tree

Local Name: Ajhar

Scientific Name: Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers.

English Name: Pride of India

Family: Lythraceae

Importance: Ornamental tree

Flowering: May-June

Fruiting: Cold season

Local Name: Aam

Scientific Name: Mangifera indica L.

English Name: Mango

Family: Anacardiaceae

Importance: Edible fruit

Flowering: January-March

Fruiting: May-July

Local Name: Sojina

Scientific Name: Moringa oleifera Lam.

English Name: Drumstick

Family: Moringaceae

Importance: Edible leaves and fruits

Flowering: March-April

Fruiting: April-May

Local Name: Bokul

Scientific Name: Mimusops elengi L.

English Name: Spanish cherry

Family: Sapotaceae

Importance: Ornamental tree

Flowering: April-May

Fruiting: June-July

Local Name: Nuni

Scientific Name: Morus alba L.

English Name: White mulberry

Family: Moraceae

Importance: Edible fruit

Flowering: March-April

Fruiting: April-May

Local Name: Narasingha

Scientific Name: Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng.

English Name: Curry leaf

Family: Rutaceae

Importance: Edible leaves

Flowering: March-April

Fruiting: April-May

Local Name: Sewali

Scientific Name: Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L.

English Name: Night jasmine

Family: Oleaceae

Importance: Ornamental tree

Flowering: March-April

Fruiting: April-May

Local Name: Radha-chura

Scientific Name: Peltophorum pterocarpum (DC.) K. Heyne

English Name: Yellow flame

Family: Caesalpiniaceae

Importance: Ornamental tree

Flowering: May-June

Fruiting: July-August

Local Name: Amlakhi

Scientific Name: Phyllanthus emblica L.

English Name: Indian gooseberry

Family: Phyllanthaceae

Importance: Edible fruit

Flowering: March-April

Fruiting: November-December

Local Name: Debodaru

Scientific Name: Polyalthia longifolia (Sonn.) Thwaites

English Name: Indian mast tree

Family: Annonaceae

Importance: Ornamental tree

Flowering: February-March

Fruiting: May-June

Local Name: Madhuri

Scientific Name: Psidium guajava L.

English Name: Guava

Family: Myrtaceae

Importance: Edible fruit

Flowering: March-April

Fruiting: June-July

Local Name: Senna spectabilis

Scientific Name: Senna spectabilis (DC.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby

English Name: Yellow shower

Family: Caesalpiniaceae

Importance: Ornamental tree

Flowering: March-April

Fruiting: May-June

Local Name: Manisal

Scientific Name: Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn.

English Name: Soap nut

Family: Sapindaceae

Importance: Medicinal plant

Flowering: March-April

Fruiting: May-June

Shrubs

Local Name: Allamanda

Scientific Name: Allamanda cathartica L.

English Name: Golden trumpet

Family: Apocynaceae

Importance: Ornamental plant

Local Name: Hendur gos

Scientific Name: Bixa orellana L.

English Name: Lipstic tree

Family: Bixaceae

Importance: Dye yielding plant

Local name: Azalea

Scientific Name: Azalea sp.

English name: Azalea

Family: Ericaceae

Importance: Azalea is a small semi-evergreen shrub that grows up to 6' and is dense and spreading. It has showy hot pink flowers that bloom in mid to late spring. The flowers are funnel-shaped, somewhat two-lipped, and often fragrant. The flowers are analgesic and anaesthetic. The root is used in the treatment of arthritis, rheumatism and traumatic injuries.

Local name: Jinti Phul

Scientific Name: Barleria cristata L.

English name: Philippine violet

Family: Acanthaceae

Importance: Ornamental. Ethnomedical uses of the plant have been observed in lungs disorders, inflammatory conditions, toothache, anaemia, snake bite, diabetes and tuberculosis.

Local name: Lily

Scientific Name: Calla palustris L.

English name: Arum lily

Family: Araceae

Importance: Used in the treatment of colds and flu. A tea made from the dried root has been used in the treatment of flu, shortness of breath, bleeding and as a poultice on swellings and snakebites.

Local name: Parijat

Scientific Name: Canna indica L.

English name: Canna lilly

Family: Zingiberaceae

Importance: Canna indica is well known as a garden ornamental because of its beautiful flowers and foliage of various colours. The plant produces edible rhizomes which can be eaten raw but are usually consumed after boiling or cooking in various ways. Flour can be made from the rhizomes by peeling, drying and milling. The starch is used in foods and also as sizing or laundry starch. Young shoots can be eaten as a green vegetable, and leaves are suitable for wrapping and as plates. Both leaves and the rhizomes can be used as cattle feed.

Local name: Jom lakhuti

Scientific Name: Cheilocostus speciosus (J. Koenig) C.D.Specht

English name: Crepe ginger

Family: Costaceae

Importance: The plant parts has many medicinal uses, juice of rhizome is applied to head for cooling and relief from head-ache, bruised leaves are applied in fever, decoction of stem is used in fever and dysentery, patients with high fever mostly utilize leaf infusion or decoction as a sudorific or in a bath, sap from leaves, young stems are used against diarrhea cough, cuts, wounds, scabies, antidote for snake bite, jaundice, arthritis, burning sensation, constipation, leprosy, skin diseases, asthma, bronchitis, inflammations, anemia, intestinal warms, worm infection, rash, nose pain, to stop vomiting

Local name: Nemu tenga

Scientific Name: Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck

English name: Lemon

Family: Rutaceae

Importance: The fruit is edible. It contains high levels of citric acid. The fruit, juice, and peel are used to make medicine.

Local name: Patbahar

Scientific Name: Codiaeum variegatum L.

English name: Croton

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Importance: Codiaeum variegatum is an erect tropical evergreen shrub reaching heights of 8' but more commonly 3'. It is a popular house shrub plant grown for its variously coloured foliage or used as an exterior foundation plant, and hedge.

Climbers

Local name: Jui lahara

Scientific Name: Clematis terniflora DC

English name: Sweet autumn

Family: Ranunculaceae

Importance: An extract of the flowers is used as an ingredient in commercial cosmetic preparations as a skin protector. The plant is antidote, antiscrofulatic and ophthalmic.

Local name: Bleeding Heart

Scientific Name: Clerodendrum thomsoniae Balf.f.

English name: Bleeding Heart Vine

Family: Verbenaceae

Importance: The plant is known to be used as an ornamental in many places. The plant is very showy with scarlet flowers with white persistent calyx.

Local name: Niyor Maloti

Scientific Name: Pyrostegia venusta (Ker Gawl.) Miers

English name: Flamevine

Family: Bignoniaceae

Importance: The plant is mostly used as ornamental. Tonics made from the stems of this plant are useful for the treatment of diarrhea.

Flowering: February -April

Local name: Alakusi

Scientific Name: Mucuna pruiens (L.) DC

English name: Velvet Bean

Family: Fabaceae

Importance: Mucuna pruriens leaves are used in bone fractures, cough, dog-bite, madness, pain, pleuritis, ring worm, scorpion sting, snake-bite, sores and syphilis. The roots are used in curing cholera, diuretic and purgative.

Local name: Pan

Scientific Name: Piper betle L.

English name: Betel

Family: Piperaceae

Importance: The leaves are edible. The plant is a remedy for bad breath, treat headaches, arthritis and joint pain

Local name: Tubuki Lota

Scientific Name: Stephania hernandifolia (Willd.) Walp.

English name: Tape-vine

Family: Menispermaceae

Importance: The plant is a slender wiry climber. It has many medicinal values. Leaves and roots are bitter and astringent; used in fever, diarrhoea, urinary diseases and dyspepsia. Leaves are mounted on the abscess and kept for bursting.

Local name: Giloy

Scientific Name: Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers

English name: Heart-leaved moonseed

Family: Menispermaceae

Importance: The leaves are used in the treatment of gout and ulcer. The stem is bitter, stomachic, stimulates bile secretion, diuretic, enriches blood, cures jaundice and useful in skin diseases. The juice is useful in diabetes.

Local name: Aparajita

Scientific Name: Clitoria ternatea L.

English name: Butterfly pea plant

Family: Fabaceae

Importance: The plant has been used for centuries as a memory enhancer, nootropic, antistress, anxiolytic, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, tranquilizing and sedative agent.