Tree Species Plants

Anacardium occidentale
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Rosids
Order:Sapindales
Family:Anacardiaceae
Genus:Anacardium
Species:A. occidentale
The cashew tree is a tropical evergreen tree that produces the cashew seed and the cashew apple. It can grow as high as 14 metres but the dwarf cashew, growing up to 6 metres has proved more profitable, with earlier maturity and higher yields. The cashew seed is served as a snack or used in recipes, like other nuts, although it is actually a seed.

Terminalia elliptica
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Combretaceae
Genus:Terminalia
Species:T. elliptica
Terminalia elliptica is a species of Terminalia native to southern and southeast Asia in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam, It is a prominent part of both dry and moist deciduous forests in southern India up to 1000 m.

Syzygium cumini
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Syzygium
Species:S. cumini
Syzygium cumini, jambul, jambolan, jamblang, or jamun, is an evergreen tropical tree in the flowering plant family Myrtaceae. Syzygium cumini is native to the Indian Subcontinent and adjoining regions of Southeast Asia. The species ranges across India,Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia. The name of the fruit is sometimes mistranslated as blackberry, which is a different fruit in an unrelated family.

Bridelia retusa
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Rosids
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Phyllanthaceae
Genus:Bridelia
Species:B. retusa
A medium to large deciduous tree. Young stems often with stout blunt thorns. Leaves alternate, leathery, with straight parallel veins, margins without teeth. Flowers small, greenish, in clusters about 8 mm in diameter in the leaf axils. Fruit a drupe about 8 mm in diameter, containing one or two seeds.

Morinda citrifolia
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Asterids
Order:Gentianales
Family:Rubiaceae
Genus:Morinda
Species:M. citrifolia
Morinda citrifolia is a tree in the coffee family, Rubiaceae. Its native range extends through Southeast Asia and Australasia, and the species is now cultivated throughout the tropics and widely naturalised. Common names include great morinda, Indian mulberry, noni, beach mulberry, and cheese fruit. The plant bears flowers and fruits all year round.

Lagerstroemia indica
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Lythraceae
Genus:Lagerstroemia
Species:L. indica
From China, Korea, Japan and Indian Subcontinent Lagerstroemia indica is an often multi-stemmed, deciduous tree with a wide spreading, flat topped, rounded, or even spike shaped open habit. Planted in full sun or under canopy, the tree is a popular nesting shrub for songbirds and wrens.

Saraca asoca
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Rosids
Order:Fabales
Family:Fabaceae
Genus:Saraca
Species:S. asoca
Saraca asoca is a plant belonging to the Caesalpinioideae subfamily of the legume family. It is an important tree in the cultural traditions of the Indian subcontinent and adjacent areas. The ashoka is a rain forest tree. Its original distribution was in the central areas of the Deccan plateau, as well as the middle section of the Western Ghats in the western coastal zone of the Indian subcontinent.

Terminalia catappa
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Combretaceae
Genus:Terminalia
Species:T. catappa
Terminalia catappa is a large tropical tree in the leadwood tree family, Combretaceae, that grows mainly in the tropical regions of Asia, Africa, and Australia. It is known by the common names Bengal almond, country almond, false kamani, Indian almond, Malabar almond, sea almond, and tropical almond.The seed within the fruit is edible when fully ripe, tasting almost like almond. As the tree gets older, its crown becomes more flattened to form a spreading, vase shape.

Alstonia scholaris
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Asterids
Order:Gentianales
Family:Apocynaceae
Genus:Plumeriae
Species:A. scholaris
Alstonia scholaris Apocynaceae, commonly called Blackboard tree, Indian devil tree, Ditabark, Milkwood pine, White cheesewood and Pulai syn. Echites scholaris L. Mant, Pala scholaris L. Roberty is an evergreen, tropical tree native to the Indian subcontinent and Indomalaya, Malesia and Australasia.

Phyllanthus myrtifolius
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Rosids
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Phyllanthaceae
Genus:Phyllanthus
Species:P. myrtifolius
Phyllanthus myrtifolius, known as Mousetail plant or Myrtele leaf leaf flower, is a shrub belonging to the Phyllanthus genus ofFamily Phyllanthaceae endemic to island of Sri Lanka.Fruits are capsules 2 mm long, 3 mm wide. Mousetail Plant is native to Sri Lanka. It is grown as an ornamental, particularly as a bonsai in NE India.

Bambusa vulgaris
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Monocots
(unranked):Commelinids
Order:Poales
Family:Poaceae
Genus:Bambusa
Species:B. vulgaris
Bambusa vulgaris, also known as Golden Bamboo, or Buddha’s Belly Bamboo, is an open-clump type bamboo species. It is native to Indochina and to the Province of Yunnan in southern China, but it has been widely cultivated in many other places and has become naturalized in several. Among bamboo species, it is one of the largest and most easily recognized. Bambusa vulgaris forms moderately loose clumps and has no thorns.

Ficus carica
Kingdom:Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Rosids
(unranked):Rosales
Order:Moraceae
Family:Ficeae
Genus:Ficus
Species:F. carica
Ficus carica is an Asian species of flowering plants in the mulberry family, known as the common fig. It is the source of the fruit also called the fig, and as such is an important crop in those areas where it is grown commercially. Native to the Middle East and western Asia, it has been sought out and cultivated

Sapindus
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Rosids
Order:Sapindales
Family:Sapindaceae
Genus:Sapindoideae
Species:Sapindus
Sapindus is a genus of about five to twelve species of shrubs and small trees in the Lychee family, Sapindaceae, native to warmtemperate to tropical regions in both the Old World and New World. The genus includes both deciduous and evergreen species. Members of the genus are commonly known as soapberries or soapnuts because the fruit pulp is used to make soap. The generic name is derived from the Latin words sapo, meaning "soap", and indicus, meaning "of India".

Caryota urens
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Monocots
(unranked):Commelinids
Order:Arecales
Family:Arecaceae
Genus:Caryota
Species:C. urens
Caryota urens is a species of flowering plant in the palm family from the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia where they grow in fields and rainforest clearings. The epithet urens is Latin for "stinging" alluding to the chemicals in the fruit.

Phaneria purpurea
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Rosids
Order:Fabales
Family:Leguminosae
Genus:Phanera
Species:P. purpurea
The Purple Orchid Tree is an exotic tropical tree that blooms over a long period of time. The beautiful & fragrant, classic, Orchid like flowers of Bauhinia purpurea makes this small tree, native to India, a favourite of many plant lovers. In fall, before the leaves drop, Orchid Tree is festooned with many showy and delightfully fragrant, five inch wide blossoms, the narrow purple, pink, and lavender petals arranged to closely resemble an orchid. These flowers appear on the trees from September through November and are a beautiful sight to see, creating a vivid splash of color in the autumn landscape.

Tectona grandis
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Asterids
Order:Lamiales
Family:Lamiaceae
Genus:Tectona
Species:T. grandis
Teak is a tropical hardwood species of tree known as Tectona grandis. The species is placed in the family Lamiaceae. It is also known as C.P.Teak , Nagpur Teak in English. Burma accounts for nearly one third of the worlds total teak production.

Achiote
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Rosids
Order:Malvales
Family:Bixaceae
Genus:Bixa
Species:B. orellana
Achiote is a shrub or small tree originating from the tropical region of the Americas. Central and South American natives originally used the seeds to make red body paint and lipstick. For this reason, the achiote is sometimes called the lipstick tree. The tree is best known as the source of annatto, a natural orange-red condiment obtained from the waxyarils that cover its seeds.

Macaranga peltata
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Rosids
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Euphorbiaceae
Genus:Macaranga
Species:M. peltata
Macaranga peltata is a plant found in northern Thailand, Sri Lanka and India. It is one of the most widely occurring early successional woody species in Sri Lanka, specially in low country wet zone. Some of the many common names include kenda or kanda in Sri Lanka and chandada in India. Kenda leaves are commonly used for flavoring in Sri Lanka. Halapa dough is often flattened on a kenda leaf to soak in the flavor. Kenda leaves are used to wrap jaggery and other sweetmeats. Today the major use of Macranga Peltata is for making Wooden Pencils and Plywood Industry.

Moringa oleifera
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Rosids
Order:Brassicales
Family:Moringaceae
Genus:Moringa
Species:M. oleifera
Moringa oleifera is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Moringa, which is the only genus in the family Moringaceae. It is a fast growing, drought resistant tree, native to the southern foothills of the Himalayas in northwestern India, and widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical areas where its young seed pods and leaves are used as vegetables. It can also be used for water purification and hand washing, and is sometimes used in herbal medicine.

Annona squamosa
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Magnoliids
(unranked):Magnoliales
Order:Annonaceae
Family:Annona
Genus:
Species:A. squamosa
Annona squamosa is a small, semi deciduous, much branched shrub or small tree 3 metres to metres tallvery similar to soursop with a broad, open crown or irregularly spreading branches and a short trunk short, not buttressed at base. The fruit of A. squamosa has delicious whitish pulp, and is popular in tropical markets

Murraya koenigii
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Rosids
Order:Sapindales
Family:Rutaceae
Genus:Murraya
Species:M. koenigii
The curry tree is a tropical to sub-tropical tree in the family Rutaceae, which is native to India and Sri Lanka. Its leaves are used in many dishes in India and neighbouring countries. Often used in curries, the leaves are generally called by the name curry leaves, although they are also literally sweet neem leaves in most Indian languages.

Albizia saman
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Rosids
Order:Fabales
Family:Fabaceae
Genus:Albizia
Species:A. saman
Albizia saman is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to the Neotropics. Its range extends from Mexico south to Peru and Brazil, but it has been widely introduced to South and Southeast Asia, as well as the Pacific Islands, including Hawaii. Common names include saman, rain tree and monkeypod

Averrhoa carambola
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Rosids
Order:Oxalidales
Family:Oxalidaceae
Genus:Averrhoa
Species:A. carambola
Averrhoa carambola which is also know as Star Fruit is a species of woody plant in the family Oxalidaceae it has a number of common names including carambola and starfruit. This evergreen tree is native to Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.

Mangifera indica
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Rosids
Order:Sapindales
Family:Anacardiaceae
Genus:Mangifera
Species:M. indica
Mangiferaindica is a species of mango in the Anacardiaceae family. It is found in the wild in India and cultivated varieties have been introduced to other warm regions of the world. It is the largest fruit tree in the world, capable of a height of one-hundred feet and an average circumference of twelve to fourteen feet, sometimes reaching twenty. The species appears to have been domesticated in India at around 2000 BC

Artocarpus heterophyllum
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Rosids
Order:Rosales
Family:Moraceae
Genus:Artocarpus
Species:
All Artocarpus species are laticiferous trees or shrubs that are composed of leaves, twigs and stems capable of producing a milky sap. The fauna type is monoecious and produces unisexual flowers,furthermore, both sexes are present within the same plant. The plants produce small, greenish, female flowers that grow on short, fleshy spikes.

Polyalthia longifolia
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Magnoliids
(unranked):Magnoliales
Order:Annonaceae
Family:
Genus:Polyalthia
Species:P. longifolia
Polyalthia longifolia is a lofty evergreen tree, native to India, commonly planted due to its effectiveness in alleviating noise pollution. It exhibits symmetrical pyramidal growth with willowy weeping pendulous branches and long narrow lanceolate leaves with undulate margins.

Cassia fistula
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Rosids
Order:Fabales
Family:Fabaceae
Genus:Cassia
Species:C. fistula
Cassia fistula, known as the golden rain tree, canafistula and by other names, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. The species is native to the Indian subcontinent and adjacent regions of Southeast Asia. It ranges from southern Pakistan eastward