Sabyasachi Patra
22-08-2018, 12:33 PM
The Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Mahesh Sharma admitted that the forest officials including Indian Forest Service officers as well as ACFs, Range Officers, Forest guards etc are not trained to identify native tree species. This was based on a question whether the forest officials are trained to identify whether a tree species being felled is a native species or alien species.
The Government is planting the following hardy native species to combat pollution in Delhi:
S.No.
Species
Vernacular Names
Botanical Names
1.
Pilkhan
Ficus virens
2.
Peepal
Ficus religiosa
3.
Bargad
Ficus bengalensis
4.
Gular
Ficus glomerata
5.
Ber
Zizyphus mauritiana
6.
Arjun
Terminelia arjuna
7.
Jamun
Syzygium cumini
8.
Neem
Azadirachta indica
9.
Gundani
Cordia ghara
10.
Baheda
Terminalia bellerica
11.
Lasoora
Cordia mixa
12.
Mango
Mangifera indica
13.
Jungle Jalebi
Pithecellobium dulce
14.
Imli
Tamarandus indica
15.
Shehtoot
Morus alba
16.
Bakayan
Melia azadirach
17.
Meetha Neem/
Curry patta
Murraya koenigii
18.
Khirni
Manilkara hexandra
19
Dhak
Butea monosperma
20
Harad
Terminalia chebula
21
Bael Patra -
Aegle Marmelos
The following native Species which have higher aesthetic value/flowering and are being planted in Delhi:-
S.No.
Species
Vernacular Names
Botanical Names
1.
Amaltas
Cassia fistula
2.
Gulmohar
Delonix regia
3.
Semul
Bombax ceiba
4.
Indian coral tree
Erythrina variegate
5.
Ashoka
Saraca asoca
6
Jacaranda
Jacaranda mimosifolia
7.
Tichoma gorichori
Tecoma stans
8.
Anar
Punica granatum
9.
Knakchampa
Pterospermum acerifolium
10.
Rainbow shower tree
Cassio nodosa
11.
Mahuwa
Madhuca longifolia
12.
cassio renigers
13.
Champa
Magnolia champaca
14.
Kassod
Cassia siamea
15.
Kareel
Diospyros cordifolia
16.
Roheda
Tecomella undulata
17.
Sonjna
Moringa concanensis
18.
Kadamb
Mitragyna parviflora
19.
Jhinjheri
Bauhinia racemos
20.
Caper tree
Capparis spinosa
21.
Queen Flower
Lagerstroemia flos reginae
22
Lagerstroemia borelia
23.
Harshingar
Nyctanthes arbor-tristis
Native shrub species of Delhi:
S.No.
Species
Vernacular Names
Botanical Names
1.
Aegelia (Rhododendron )
2.
White orchid-tree
Bahunia acuminate
3.
Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea glabra
4.
Hibiscus
Hibiscus syriacus
5
Kaner
Nerium oleander
6
Chandini
Tabernaemontana divaricata
The Government is planting the following hardy native species to combat pollution in Delhi:
S.No.
Species
Vernacular Names
Botanical Names
1.
Pilkhan
Ficus virens
2.
Peepal
Ficus religiosa
3.
Bargad
Ficus bengalensis
4.
Gular
Ficus glomerata
5.
Ber
Zizyphus mauritiana
6.
Arjun
Terminelia arjuna
7.
Jamun
Syzygium cumini
8.
Neem
Azadirachta indica
9.
Gundani
Cordia ghara
10.
Baheda
Terminalia bellerica
11.
Lasoora
Cordia mixa
12.
Mango
Mangifera indica
13.
Jungle Jalebi
Pithecellobium dulce
14.
Imli
Tamarandus indica
15.
Shehtoot
Morus alba
16.
Bakayan
Melia azadirach
17.
Meetha Neem/
Curry patta
Murraya koenigii
18.
Khirni
Manilkara hexandra
19
Dhak
Butea monosperma
20
Harad
Terminalia chebula
21
Bael Patra -
Aegle Marmelos
The following native Species which have higher aesthetic value/flowering and are being planted in Delhi:-
S.No.
Species
Vernacular Names
Botanical Names
1.
Amaltas
Cassia fistula
2.
Gulmohar
Delonix regia
3.
Semul
Bombax ceiba
4.
Indian coral tree
Erythrina variegate
5.
Ashoka
Saraca asoca
6
Jacaranda
Jacaranda mimosifolia
7.
Tichoma gorichori
Tecoma stans
8.
Anar
Punica granatum
9.
Knakchampa
Pterospermum acerifolium
10.
Rainbow shower tree
Cassio nodosa
11.
Mahuwa
Madhuca longifolia
12.
cassio renigers
13.
Champa
Magnolia champaca
14.
Kassod
Cassia siamea
15.
Kareel
Diospyros cordifolia
16.
Roheda
Tecomella undulata
17.
Sonjna
Moringa concanensis
18.
Kadamb
Mitragyna parviflora
19.
Jhinjheri
Bauhinia racemos
20.
Caper tree
Capparis spinosa
21.
Queen Flower
Lagerstroemia flos reginae
22
Lagerstroemia borelia
23.
Harshingar
Nyctanthes arbor-tristis
Native shrub species of Delhi:
S.No.
Species
Vernacular Names
Botanical Names
1.
Aegelia (Rhododendron )
2.
White orchid-tree
Bahunia acuminate
3.
Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea glabra
4.
Hibiscus
Hibiscus syriacus
5
Kaner
Nerium oleander
6
Chandini
Tabernaemontana divaricata