Inventory of Sundar Nursery Trees

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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 namesBotanical names

No:

1 earpod wattleAcacia auriculiformis12 baboolAcacia nilotica113 pink cedarAcrocarpus fraxinifolius14 baelAegle marmelos65 maharukhAilanthus excelsa196 krishna sirisAlbizia amara27 sirasAlbizia lebbeck358 potka sirisAlbizia lucidior29 doon sirasAlbizia procera410 saptaparniAlstonia scholaris511 chakwaAnogeissus acuminata312 new caledonian pineAraucaria columnaris113 atalantiaAtalantia monphylla314 neemAzadirachta indica4815 kaniarBauhinia purpurea316 hong kong orchid treeBauhinia x blakeana217 semalBombax ceiba2118 broadleaved bottle treeBrachychiton australis119 khasaiBridelia retusa120 dhakButea monosperma421 brazilian ironwoodCaesalpinia ferrea222 weeping bottlebrushCallistemon viminalis2623 jaggery palmCaryota urens324 amaltasCassia fistula925 brazilian cassiaCassia grandis226 whistling pineCasuarina equisetifolia727 khirkCeltis tetrandra128 floss-silk treeChorisia speciosa429 chikrassyChukrassia tabularis130 camphor laurelCinnamomum camphora131 colville's gloryColvillea racemosa132 lasoraCordia dichotoma933 chukkaCroton roxburghii134 carrotwoodCupaniopsis anacardioides135 shishamDalbergia sissoo6336 chaltaDillenia indica137 gabDiospyros malabarica138 paniaEhretia acuminata439 chamrodEhretia laevis640 earpod treeEnterolobium contortisiliquum141 coca treeErythroxylum coca142 river red gumEucalyptus camaldulensis243 forest red gumEucalyptus tereticornis200*44 jadiFicus amplissima145 banyanFicus benghalensis246 weeping figFicus benjamina var. comosa147 weeping figFicus benjamina var. nuda 48 alii figFicus binnendijkii 'Alii'1149 mysore figFicus drupacea var. pubescens150 rubber treeFicus elastica951 fiddleleaf figFicus lyrata252 laurel figFicus microcarpa153 goolarFicus racemosa454 peepalFicus religiosa1055 fern leaf treeFilicium decipiens256 silky oakGrevillea robusta1757 west indian elmGuazuma ulmifolia158 halduHaldina cordifolia159 kanjuHoloptelea integrifolia4560 araranut treeJoannesia princeps261 african mahoganyKhaya senegalensis162 sausage treeKigelia africana563 flamegoldKoelreuteria elegans264 thai crape myrtleLagerstroemia floribunda165 jarulLagerstroemia speciosa266 lezaLagerstroemia tomentosa267 subaboolLeucaena leucocephala1768 chinese fan palmLivistona chinensis769 footstool palmLivistona rotundifolia870 mahuaMadhuca longifolia var. latifolia371 southern magnoliaMagnolia grandiflora172 kamalaMallotus philippensis173 mangoMangifera indica5174 chikooManilkara sapota275 bakainMelia azaderach676 nagkesarMesua ferrea177 golden champakMichelia champaca278 indian cork treeMillingtonia hortensis379 moulmein rosewoodMilllettia peguensis480 kaimMitragyna parvifolia381 sonjnaMoringa oleifera482 tootMorus alba2783 harshingarNyctanthes arbor-tristes284 ramdhan champOchna obtusata485 wild date palmPhoenix sylvestris3586 chir pinePinus roxburghii787 white frangipaniPlumeria obtusa788 frangipaniPlumeria rubra989 ashokPolyalthia longifolia1290 karanjPongamia pinnata391 eastern cottonwoodPopulus deltoides292 vilaiti keekarProsopis juliflora6193 indian red pearProtium serratum294 almondPrunus dulcis var. dulcis195 guavaPsidium guavaja4096 tadaPterospermum xylocarpum197 buddha's coconutPterygota alata298 royal palmRoystonea regia699 peeluSalvadora persica4100 kosamSchleichera oleosa1101 wild almondSterculia foetida7102 spanish mahoganySwietenia mahagoni2103 caribbean trumpet treeTabebuia aurea7104 imliTamarindus indica1105 farashTamarix aphylla2106 chestnutleaf trumpet-bushTecoma castanifolia2107 teakTectona grandis8108 arjunTerminalia arjuna1109 australian almondTerminalia muelleri1110 yellow oleanderThevetia neriifolia16111 toonToona ciliata1112 tumriTrewia nudiflora1113 California fan palmWashingtonia filifera13114 berZiziphus mauritiana1 TOTAL number of trees1045

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