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Inventory of Sundar Nursery Trees

Inventory of Sundar Nursery Trees

Inventory of Sundar Nursery Trees

(
17th Feb 2007)

(This lists only those trees located within the footprint of the proposed highway)


  
Common names
Botanical names

No:


1
 
earpod wattle
Acacia auriculiformis
1
2
 
babool
Acacia nilotica
11
3
 
pink cedar
Acrocarpus fraxinifolius
1
4
 
bael
Aegle marmelos
6
5
 
maharukh
Ailanthus excelsa
19
6
 
krishna siris
Albizia amara
2
7
 
siras
Albizia lebbeck
35
8
 
potka siris
Albizia lucidior
2
9
 
doon siras
Albizia procera
4
10
 
saptaparni
Alstonia scholaris
5
11
 
chakwa
Anogeissus acuminata
3
12
 
new caledonian pine
Araucaria columnaris
1
13
 
atalantia
Atalantia monphylla
3
14
 
neem
Azadirachta indica
48
15
 
kaniar
Bauhinia purpurea
3
16
 
hong kong orchid tree
Bauhinia x blakeana
2
17
 
semal
Bombax ceiba
21
18
 
broadleaved bottle tree
Brachychiton australis
1
19
 
khasai
Bridelia retusa
1
20
 
dhak
Butea monosperma
4
21
 
brazilian ironwood
Caesalpinia ferrea
2
22
 
weeping bottlebrush
Callistemon viminalis
26
23
 
jaggery palm
Caryota urens
3
24
 
amaltas
Cassia fistula
9
25
 
brazilian cassia
Cassia grandis
2
26
 
whistling pine
Casuarina equisetifolia
7
27
 
khirk
Celtis tetrandra
1
28
 
floss-silk tree
Chorisia speciosa
4
29
 
chikrassy
Chukrassia tabularis
1
30
 
camphor laurel
Cinnamomum camphora
1
31
 
colville's glory
Colvillea racemosa
1
32
 
lasora
Cordia dichotoma
9
33
 
chukka
Croton roxburghii
1
34
 
carrotwood
Cupaniopsis anacardioides
1
35
 
shisham
Dalbergia sissoo
63
36
 
chalta
Dillenia indica
1
37
 
gab
Diospyros malabarica
1
38
 
pania
Ehretia acuminata
4
39
 
chamrod
Ehretia laevis
6
40
 
earpod tree
Enterolobium contortisiliquum
1
41
 
coca tree
Erythroxylum coca
1
42
 
river red gum
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
2
43
 
forest red gum
Eucalyptus tereticornis
200*
44
 
jadi
Ficus amplissima
1
45
 
banyan
Ficus benghalensis
2
46
 
weeping fig
Ficus benjamina
var.
comosa
1
47
 
weeping fig
Ficus benjamina
var.
nuda
 
48
 
alii fig
Ficus binnendijkii  'Alii'
11
49
 
mysore fig
Ficus drupacea
var.
pubescens
1
50
 
rubber tree
Ficus elastica
9
51
 
fiddleleaf fig
Ficus lyrata
2
52
 
laurel fig
Ficus microcarpa
1
53
 
goolar
Ficus racemosa
4
54
 
peepal
Ficus religiosa
10
55
 
fern leaf tree
Filicium decipiens
2
56
 
silky oak
Grevillea robusta
17
57
 
west indian elm
Guazuma ulmifolia
1
58
 
haldu
Haldina cordifolia
1
59
 
kanju
Holoptelea integrifolia
45
60
 
araranut tree
Joannesia princeps
2
61
 
african mahogany
Khaya senegalensis
1
62
 
sausage tree
Kigelia africana
5
63
 
flamegold
Koelreuteria elegans
2
64
 
thai crape myrtle
Lagerstroemia floribunda
1
65
 
jarul
Lagerstroemia speciosa
2
66
 
leza
Lagerstroemia tomentosa
2
67
 
subabool
Leucaena leucocephala
17
68
 
chinese fan palm
Livistona chinensis
7
69
 
footstool palm
Livistona rotundifolia
8
70
 
mahua
Madhuca longifolia
var.
latifolia
3
71
 
southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
1
72
 
kamala
Mallotus philippensis
1
73
 
mango
Mangifera indica
51
74
 
chikoo
Manilkara sapota
2
75
 
bakain
Melia azaderach
6
76
 
nagkesar
Mesua ferrea
1
77
 
golden champak
Michelia champaca
2
78
 
indian cork tree
Millingtonia hortensis
3
79
 
moulmein rosewood
Milllettia peguensis
4
80
 
kaim
Mitragyna parvifolia
3
81
 
sonjna
Moringa oleifera
4
82
 
toot
Morus alba
27
83
 
harshingar
Nyctanthes arbor-tristes
2
84
 
ramdhan champ
Ochna obtusata
4
85
 
wild date palm
Phoenix sylvestris
35
86
 
chir pine
Pinus roxburghii
7
87
 
white frangipani
Plumeria obtusa
7
88
 
frangipani
Plumeria rubra
9
89
 
ashok
Polyalthia longifolia
12
90
 
karanj
Pongamia pinnata
3
91
 
eastern cottonwood
Populus deltoides
2
92
 
vilaiti keekar
Prosopis juliflora
61
93
 
indian red pear
Protium serratum
2
94
 
almond
Prunus dulcis
var.
dulcis
1
95
 
guava
Psidium guavaja
40
96
 
tada
Pterospermum xylocarpum
1
97
 
buddha's coconut
Pterygota alata
2
98
 
royal palm
Roystonea regia
6
99
 
peelu
Salvadora persica
4
100
 
kosam
Schleichera oleosa
1
101
 
wild almond
Sterculia foetida
7
102
 
spanish mahogany
Swietenia mahagoni
2
103
 
caribbean trumpet tree
Tabebuia aurea
7
104
 
imli
Tamarindus indica
1
105
 
farash
Tamarix aphylla
2
106
 
chestnutleaf trumpet-bush
Tecoma castanifolia
2
107
 
teak
Tectona grandis
8
108
 
arjun
Terminalia arjuna
1
109
 
australian almond
Terminalia muelleri
1
110
 
yellow oleander
Thevetia neriifolia
16
111
 
toon
Toona ciliata
1
112
 
tumri
Trewia nudiflora
1
113
 
California fan palm
Washingtonia filifera
13
114
 
ber
Ziziphus mauritiana
1
   
TOTAL number of trees
1045

Note:

  • Trees highlighted in grey are rare or unusual trees in Delhi
  • Trees highlighted in blue are of a higher order of importance
  • The tree numbers for #43 above are rough estimates.

Notes about the trees numbered as above:

3: The only specimen of its kind in Delhi
6: Uncommon species; probably tried out as a street tree
11: Uncommon tree from Myanmar, E. India
13: Rare in Delhi. Delhi's biggest specimens are here
18: Australian; rare tree in Delhi. Only 2 other specimens seen
19 Native to dry forests. The only one of its kind in Delhi
21 Beautiful trees from S.America. The only ones in Delhi
25: Uncommon. Only a few seen outside Sundar Nursery
30 Uncommon tree in Delhi
33 The only specimen of its kind in Delhi
34 The only specimen of its kind in Delhi
36 Uncommon tree in Delhi 
38 Rare tree in Delhi. From subtropical Himalaya
40 Brazilian. Uncommon in Delhi. Superb specimen
41 The only known specimen in Delhi
48 Recently introduced The largest specimens in Delhi
55 The only specimens of the species in Delhi
57 The sole surviving specimen of this species in Delhi
58 From subtropical Himalaya. The only one in Delhi
60 From coastal Brazil. The only specimens in Delhi
61 Magnificent specimen from C. Africa. The only one in Delhi
64 Beautiful flowering tree from Thailand. Rare in Delhi
66 Uncommon in Delhi. Provided seed for planting on Rajpath
72 Subtropical Himalayan tree. The only specimen in Delhi
76 Beautiful tree from S. India. Rare in Delhi
84 Uncommon in Delhi. Very beautiful bright yellow flowers
93 The only specimen of its kind in Delhi
101 Cultivated for 'true' almonds. Rare in Delhi
103 Probably the oldest specimens in Delhi
112 From subtrop Himalaya. The only specimen in Delhi
113 Not rare. Sundar Nursery has a beautiful avenue of them

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