Saturday, August 22, 2009

Botanical and Vernacular Names of Trees

Sl. No.

Botanical Name

Vernacular Name

Tamil Name

1

Acacia auriculiformis

Pencil Tree

Kathi Savukku, Kathi Karuvel, Elai Karuvel

2

Acacia mangium

Mangium

Maan Sevi Karuvai

3

Acacia leucopholea

Velvael

4

Acacia planiferns

Kudai Vel, Udai Mul

5

Acacia arabia

Babul

Karuvel

6

Acacia nilotica

Babul

Karuvel

7

Prosopis juliflora

Seemai Karuvel, Vaeli Karuvel, Vaeli Kathaan, Seemai Udai

8

Adina cardifolia / Haldinia cardifolia

Manja Kadambu

9

Anthocephalus indicus /

Anthocephalus cadamba

Vellai Kadambu

10

Aegle marmelos

Bael tree

Vilvam

11

Ailanthus excelsa

Perumaram, Peemaram

12

Sterculia foetida

Wild Almond, Poon

Peenari, Paei Elavam

13

Albizzia amara

Usila Maram

14

Albizzia lebbeck

East Indian Walnut

Vagai

15

Albizia falcataria

Kattumaram

16

Albizzia odoratissima

Sila Vagai

17

Gmelina arborea

Kumil, Kumul

18

Melia dubia

Malabar Neem Wood

Malai Vembu

19

Azadirachta indica

Vembu

20

Toona ciliata

Red cedar

Santhana Vembu

21

Casuarina junghuhniana

Beef wood

Indonesian Savukku, Junguniana Savukku

22

Cassia siamea

Manja Konrai, Panni Vagai

23

Grewia tiliaefolia

Thadasu, Sadachi, Valukkai, Unnu

24

Khaya senegalansis

Kaya Maram (Grow upto 15 m Ht. Gives high quality wood)

25

Memecylon umbellatum

Kaya Maram (Small tree, grow upto 5m only)

26

Memycylon edule

A Kaya variety

27

Swietenia macrophylla

Peruvian Mahogany

28

Swietenia mahogany

Jamaican Mahogany

29

Pterocarpus santalinus

Red Sanders

Red Sanders

30

Pterocarpus marsupium

Indian Kino Tree

Vengai

31

Dalbergia sissoo

Indian Rose Wood

Sisu

32

Dalbergia latifolia

East Indian Rose Wood

Thothakathi

33

Dalbergia paniculata

Pani Vagai


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