COMMON PLANTS OF PUNJAB - A VISUAL TREAT

(FOR ECO CLUBS’ USE UNDER N.G.C. PROGRAMME)

COMPILED BY : NAVEEN GULATI, M.SC. ZOOLOGY

1. KIKKAR

Acacia nilotica

2. KHAIR

Acacia catechu

3. Bael

Aegle marmelos

4. KADAM

Anthocephalus kadamba

5. Neem

Azadirachta indica

6. KACHNAR

Bauhinia purpurea

7. Bottle Brush

Callistemon viminalis

8. AMALTAS

Cassia fistula

9. TUN

Cedrella toona

10. CAMPHOR (Kapur)

Cinnamomum camphora

11. TAHLI (SHISHAM) The State Tree of Punjab

Dalbergia sissoo

12. Gulmohar

Delonix regia

13. Bamboo

Dendrocalamus strictus

14. Amla

Emblica officinalis

15. Mango

Mangifera indica

16. Safeda

Eucalyptus eucalyptus

17. Bohar (Bargad, Bohar)

Ficus benghalensis

18. Pilkan

Ficus infectoria

19. Pipal

Ficus religiosa

20. Toot

Morus alba

21. Chil

Pinus roxburghii

22. Ashoka

Saraca indica

23. Jamun

Eugenia jambolana

24. Imli

Tamarindus indica

25. Arjun

Terminalia arjuna

26. Bahera

Terminalia bellerica

27. Ber

Zizyphus jujuba

28. Curry Patta

Murraya koenigii

29. Kaner

Nerium indicum

30. Tulsi

Ocimum sanctum

31. Morpankh

Thuja orientalis

32. Sadabahar

Vinca rosea

33. Rubber Plant

Ficus elastica

34. Dek (Dharek)

Melia azedarach

35. Poplar

Populus trichocarpa

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