PRACTICAL 1

IDENTIFICATION OF TREES

Trees are referred to as woody perennial with single trunk up-to 1.5 m in height with
well-defined canopy and root system. Trees could either be shady, flowering or fruiting, their
shape could either be conical, columnar and dropping.

Common name Botanical name Family Flower color Flowering time

Satpatia or Alstonia scholaris Apocynaceae Greenish White November-
Devil’s tree December
Monkey puzzle Araucaria cookie Araucariaceae - -
Neem Azadirachta Meliaceae White April-May
indica
Kachnar Bauhinia blakeana Leguminosae Rosy-Purple Jan-February
Kachnar Bauhinia Leguminosae White pink or February-March
variegate Purplish
Simbal Bombax ceiba Bombaceae Red or Orange January-March
Bottle brush Callistemon Myrtaceae Bright red Feb-April and
lanceolatus Sept-October
Amaltas Cassia fistula Leguminosae Yellow May-June
Kasood tree Cassia siamea Leguminosae Yellow November -
February
Jor-Tor Casuarina Casuarinaceae Yellow November -
equisetifolia February
Chukrassia Chukrassia Meliaceae Greenish white April-May
tabularis
Saru Cupressus Cupressaceae - -
sempervirens
Gulmohar Delonix regia Leguminosae Scarlet red April-June
Safeda Eucalyptus spp. Myrtaceae Greenish white April
Rubber plant Ficus elastica Moraceae - -
Silver oak Grevillea robusta Proteaceae Golden yellow 1st fortnight of
April
Neeli gulmohar Jacaranda Bignoniaceae Mauve March-April
acutifolia
Queen’s flower Lagerstroemia Lythraceae Mauve of pinkish April-May and
speciose July-August
 Mango Mangifera indica Anacardiaceae - -

Molsari Mimusops elegni Sapotaceae White May-August

Dhrek Melia azedarch Meliaceae Blue- lilac March-April

Kadam Neonauclea Rubiaceae Golden ball August-September

purpurea shaped
Pagoda Plumeria alba Apocynaceae White Year round

Kanak champa Pterospermum Sterculiaceae Creamish yellow April-June

acerifolium
Jiva pota Putranjiva Euphorbiaceae Light yellow March-April
roxburgii
Ashoka Polyalthia Anonaceae Pale green April
longifolia
Karanj or Pongamia pinnata Leguminosae Purple May
Sukhchain
Kusum tree Schleichera Sapindaceae White April
trijuga
Jamun Syzgium cumini Myrtaceae - -
Arjun tree Terminallia Combretaceae Yellow May-July
arjuna
Bahera Terminalia Combretaceae - -
balerica