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Trees Encyclopedia India भारतीय वृक्षों की पूरी जानकारी — जड़, छाल, पत्ते, फल, लकड़ी
Sacred, medicinal, flowering, timber, palm & Himalayan trees — roots to fruits, legal status, market value and growing guide
🌳 80 Trees
🕉️ Sacred & Medicinal
🌸 Flowering & Ornamental
🪵 Timber & Agroforestry
🌴 Palms & Himalayan
Indian Beech / Karanj / Pongam
करंज / पोंगम / कंज
Pongamia pinnata
Karanj / Indian Beech — India's biodiesel tree (MNRE approved). Seeds: 30-40% pongamia oil. Karanjin = confirmed biopesticide (grain storage, organic farming). N-fixing: 60-100 kg FREE nitrogen/ha/year! Dual drought + waterlogging tolerant.
📏 8–15 metres
📍 Pan-India up to 1,200m — drought AND waterlogging tolerant
Alexandrian Laurel / Punnag / Tamanu Tree
पुन्नाग / नागकेसर / तामानु
Calophyllum inophyllum
Alexandrian Laurel / Punnag — Tamanu oil tree (world's most researched healing oil — unique calophyllic acid found nowhere else!). Rs.500-2,000/litre. Nagkesar fragrant white flowers. Kerala boat-building timber. Coastal erosion keystone. Native.
📏 8–20 metres | Spreading rounded crown | Twisted old trunk
📍 Tropical coastal only — Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, TN, Andaman. Salt tolerant.
Prosopis / Vilayati Babool / Mesquite
विलायती बबूल / गंदा बबूल / मेसकाइट
Prosopis juliflora
🚫 Prosopis / Vilayati Babool — India's WORST invasive (DO NOT plant!). Year-round pollen causes severe rhinitis + asthma in communities. BUT: existing stands = Rs.8,000-15,000/tonne premium mesquite charcoal. PRODUCTIVE ERADICATION: harvest → sell → stump treat → native replant → carbon credits.
📏 3–12 metres | Thorny multi-stemmed | Forms impenetrable thickets
📍 DO NOT PLANT. Existing stands: harvest economically then eradicate with stump treatment.
Silver Bismarck Palm / Madagascar Fan Palm
सिल्वर बिस्मार्क पाम / Madagascar Fan Palm
Bismarckia nobilis
Silver Bismarck Palm — world's most DRAMATIC silvery-blue fan palm! Epicuticular wax creates silver-blue glow. ⚠️ PLANT IN FINAL POSITION (deep taproot — very high mortality if moved). Mature Rs.2,00,000-5,00,000. Drought tolerant Madagascar origin. Modern architecture perfect pairing. DO NOT plant in frost-prone areas.
📏 12–25 metres | SILVER-BLUE FAN LEAVES 3-4m | World's most dramatic landscape palm!
📍 Tropical humid to dry subtropical. Kerala, Karnataka, TN, Goa, MH, Gujarat, AP primary.
Moringa / Sahjan / Drumstick Tree
सहजन / मुनगा / शोभांजन
Moringa oleifera
Moringa / Sahjan — world's most nutritious tree. Leaves: 7x Vit C (orange), 4x Vit A (carrot). Seeds = water purifier (90-99% turbidity removal!). Drumstick pods: India's sambar soul. Leaf powder farming: Rs.16 lakh/ha intensive!
📏 5–12 metres (prune to manage)
📍 Pan-India below 1,000m — India world's largest producer
Portia Tree / Paras Pipal / Indian Tulip
पारस पीपल / भेंडी / पारस पत्थर
Thespesia populnea
Portia Tree / Paras Pipal — flowers CHANGE COLOR same day (yellow morning → pink-purple afternoon)! Lord Murugan Thaipusam sacred. Fruit dye for fishing nets (natural anti-fouling!). Chettinad premier carving wood. Bark: eczema, ringworm, vitiligo confirmed.
📏 6–15 metres | Rounded spreading | Multi-stemmed often
📍 Tropical coastal — Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Andaman. More inland tolerant than Calophyllum.
Narra / Indian Padauk / Angsana
नार्रा / पडौक / अंगसाना
Pterocarpus indicus
Narra / Indian Padauk — Philippines' National Tree, native to India's Andaman Islands! Golden-yellow spectacular flowers fall within HOURS creating golden carpet. Reddish-gold heartwood with INTOXICATINGLY SWEET FRAGRANCE — Rs.2,500-8,000+/cubic foot. IUCN Vulnerable — protect wild trees.
📏 15–35 metres | Broad spreading | Buttressed base old trees
📍 Andaman Islands, NE India (Assam, Meghalaya). Kerala, Karnataka coastal plantation.
Lady Palm / Ground Rattan / Bamboo Palm
लेडी पाम / बैम्बू पाम
Rhapis excelsa
Lady Palm — India's BEST premium indoor low-light palm. NASA proven: top formaldehyde + ammonia remover. Japan's 300-year kansou tradition (variegated specimens Rs.50,000-5,00,000!). Very slow 10-20cm/year — NEVER outgrows its space. Survives dim office light! Broad blunt-tipped fan leaves = instant ID.
📏 1–4 metres | Clumping multi-stem | SLOW 10-20cm/year | Best indoor palm India
📍 Pan-India indoor + shaded outdoor. Hotels, offices, homes, malls. ALL cities.
Axlewood / Dhaura / Gum Ghatti Tree
धौरा / धावड़ा / Gum Ghatti
Anogeissus latifolia
Axlewood / Dhaura — Gum Ghatti tree (India's 2nd largest natural gum export). Tasar silk primary food tree. India's hardest utility timber (wagon axles!). Gum: Rs.40-80/kg. FRA 2006 tribal collection rights.
📏 12–20 metres
📍 Central India dry deciduous forests — Rajasthan to Tamil Nadu
Sea Almond / Indian Almond / Desi Badam
देसी बादाम / समुद्री बादाम / जंगली बादाम
Terminalia catappa
Sea Almond / Desi Badam — TIERED PAGODA branches (most distinctive Indian coastal tree!). IAL (Indian Almond Leaf) = Rs.5-15/leaf zero-investment aquarium business! Edible Desi Badam seeds free from fallen fruits. Twice-yearly scarlet-red autumn color. Native.
📏 15–25 metres | TIERED HORIZONTAL BRANCHING — pagoda silhouette!
📍 Pan-India coast, Andaman, Lakshadweep — salt tolerant, cyclone resistant
Mangrove / Sundari / Tidal Forest
मैंग्रोव / सुंदरी / ज्वारीय वन
Rhizophora mucronata / Avicennia marina / Bruguiera gymnorhiza / Heritiera fomes
Mangrove — Sundarbans = world's largest (Bengal Tiger home, UNESCO Heritage). ⚠️ STRICTLY PROTECTED — cutting = criminal offense. Blue Carbon: 3-5x more carbon than forests (Rs.5,000-15,000/tonne CO2 credits). MISHTI Scheme Rs.900 crore restoration. Sundarbans honey Rs.500-1,500/kg (tigers brave!). Rs.2,000-4,000 crore fisheries dependent.
📏 3–25 metres depending species | Prop roots + pneumatophores distinctive
📍 All Indian coasts — Sundarbans WB (world's largest), Andaman, Gujarat, Odisha, MH, AP, TN, Kerala.
Kentia Palm / Paradise Palm / Sentry Palm
केंटिया पाम / Paradise Palm
Howea forsteriana
Kentia Palm — 130-year Victorian luxury heritage (Titanic first-class! Ritz! Savoy! Claridge's!). Native ONLY to Lord Howe Island UNESCO (11km island = ALL world Kentia seeds). Graceful DROOPING NARROW FRONDS = instant ID. "Ignore and forget" palm. Rs.80,000-2,00,000+ luxury indoor specimen. India's prestige interior design palm.
📏 3–8 metres indoor | Up to 18m outdoor | Slender elegant graceful drooping fronds
📍 Tropical India indoor premium — hotels, corporate, luxury residences. Pan-India.
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