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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