S.No.

Common Name Tamil Name

1 Acacia Concinna Shikakai

1 Acacia nilotica or Babul or Babool (karuvelai)

2 Acalypha Kuppamani

3 Agathi Agathi

4 Agave americana Anaikathalai

5 Agave sisalana Kathalai

6 Aloe Vera SotruKatrazhai

7 Asoka tree Vansulam/Asoka

8 Asparagus Taneervittan Kilangu

9 Bamboo or Bambusa bambos or Indian Thorny Bamboo Moongil

10 Black Locust Kattu Kadugu

11 Cactus Kalli

11 Mayurkonrai
Caesalpinia pulcherrima or Peacock Flower

12 Cassia Auriculata or Tanner's Cassia Avaram

12 Castor Aamanakku
13 Casuarina Savukku

14 Chrysopogon zizanioides Vettiver

15 Clerodendron Ppeenarisanghu

16 Commiphora Kiluvai

17 Curtain Creeper Sudukadu Mallikai

18 Dendrocalamus Strictus or Small Bamboo Siriya Moongil

18 Dodonaea viscosa (L.) Jacq Virali

19 Egyptian Pea Sithagathi

20 Ficus Tree (Ficus benjamina) Vellal

21 Fever Nut Kalachikai

22 Five-leaved chaste tree Nochhi

23 Glyricidia Sepium Seemai Konrai

24 Golden Duranta

25 Henna Marudhani

26 Indian Barberry Mullukala

27 Indian mulberry Nunaakai

28 Indian Thorn Apple Karoo Omatay

29 Jatropha Curcus Pey-amanakku

30 Kanak Champa Vennangu

31 Karonda Kalakai

32 Lantana Unnichedi

33 Lemon Yelumicchai

34 Malabar Nut Adathoda

35 Manila Tamarind (Koduka Puli)

36 Neem Vembu

36a (Arali )
Nerium oleander or Oleander

37 Paper Flower KhakidaPoo

38 Pencil Tree Mankathuvela Maram

39 Thevetia peruviana or Mexican oleander or Yellow Oleander Chevarali

40 Raspberry Puttrupazham
41 Sappan Wood Pathimugam

42 Silver Oak Silver Oak

43 Subapul Savundal/Subapul

44 Square cactus Caturakakalli

45 Tomentose Babool (karuvelai)

45 Wild Jasmine Sangam, Peechangu

46 Suramul