Bishop Heber College

List of Trees in Bishop Heber College

Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. Vaagai Maram	Adenanthera pavonina L. Aanai Kundumani
Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa Vilvam Maram	Areca catechu L. Paakku Maram
Artabotrys hexapetalus (L. f.) Bhandari. Manoranjidham	Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. Palaa Maram
Azadirachta indica A. Juss. Vembu	Bauhinia purpurea L. Mantharai
Casuarina equisetifolia L. Chavukku	Cocos nucifera L. Thennai
Cordia obliqua willd. Perunaruvuli	Delonix regia (Boj. ex Hook.) Raf. Cemmayir- konrai
Eucalyptus tereticornis Sm. Thailamaram	Ficus benghalensis L. Aalamaram
Ficus religiosa L. Arasu	Guazuma ulmifolia Lam Uthraksham
Ixora coccinea L. Vetchi	Madhuca longifolia (J. konig) J. F. Maebr. Illupei
Millettia pinnata (L.) panigrahi Pungam	Mimusops elengi L. Magizham
Mangifera indica L. Maamaram	Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen Chappotta
Monoon longifolium (sonn) B.Xue& R.M.K Saunders Netti lingam	Morinda tinctoria Roxb Nuna
Muntingia calabura L. Thean (Honey) Kai Maram	Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng. Kuruveppilai
Murraya paniculata (L.) Jacq. Kattu-karuveppilai	Peltophorum pterocarpum (DC.) K. Heyne Perunkonrai
Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels Aranelli	Phyllanthus emblica L. Nelli
Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth. Kodukkapuli	Psidium guajava L. Koyya
Roystonea regia (Kunth) O. F Cook Bottle Palm	Albizia saman (Jacq.) Merr. Thoongumoonji maram
Santalum album L. Sandhanam	Senna siamea (Lam.) Irwin et Barneby Manjal konrai
Simarouba glauca DC. Sourga Maram	Sterculia foetida L. Kutiraippitukku
Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeel Naaval	Tamarindus indica L. Puliyamaram
Terminalia bellericia (Gaertn.) Roxb. Tanri	Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. Neer Maruthu
Terminalia catappa L. Inguti	Thespesia populnea (L.) Soland. ex Correa Poovarasu
Calophyllum inophyllum L. Punnai	Couroupita guianensis Aubl. Nagalingam Maram
Ixora pavetta Andrews Koraan	Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers. Manimaruthu/Poomaruthu
Lannea coromandelica (Houtt.) Merr. Karasu/Uthiayamaram	Millingtonia hortensis L. f. Panneerpoo/Maramalli
Phoenix sylvestris (L.) Roxb. Inthupaanai	Plumeria rubura L. Kallimandharai
Vitex negundo L. Nocchi	Ficus maclellandii King. Willow fig
Wodyetia bifurcata A. K. Irvine Foxtail Palm	Filicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites Iruvillipalai
Dypsis lutescens (H. Wendl.) Beentje & J. Dransf. Bamboo Palm	Ravenala madagascariensis Sonn. Traveller’s Palm
Cassia roxburghii DC Senkondrai	Parkia biglandulosa Wight & Arn. Bandhu Kai Maram
Ficus benjamina L. Vellal, Malai Ichi	Livistona chinensis (Jacq.) R. Br. ex Mart. Chinese Fan palm
Gmelina arborea Roxb. Kumizh	Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth. Vaanai pudukan / Nagamalli
Crescentia cujete L. Tiruvottukkay	Spathodea campanulata P. Beauv. Patadi
Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss Moongil	Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. ex J.C. Wendl. Pon moongil
Bambusa ventricosa McClure. Buddha moongil	Beaucarnea recurvata (K.Kouch & Fintelm.) Lem. Ponytail Palm
Plumeria pudica Jacq. White Frangipani	Ixora javanica (Blume) DC Naavilla arali
Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd. Kaagitha Poo	Ptychosperma macarthurii (H.Wendl. ex H.J. Veitch) H. Wendl. ex Hook. f. Macarthur Palm
Cycas circinalis L. Eentha panai/ Katu thuvai	Zamia furfuraceae L. f. ex Aiton Cardboard Palm
Araucaria columnaris (G. Forst.) Hook. Cook pine / Christmas Tree	Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult. Desert Rose
Mussaenda philippica A. Rich. Sigappu madanthai	Combretum indicum (L.) DeFilipps. Irangun Malli
Tabernaemontana divaricata(L.) R. Br. ex Roem. & Schult Nandhiyavattai	Citrus medica L. Narathai / Kadaramnarthai
Tradescantia pallida (Rose) D.R.Hunt Spiderwort	Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. Semparuthi
Alpinia purpurata (Vieill.) K. Schum. Sigappu Injii	Heliconia rostrata Ruiz & Pav. Thongum Iral Nagam
Saribus rotundifolius (Lam.) Blume Footstool Palm	Calliandra haematocephala Hassk. Red Powder Puff
Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw. Mayir-Konrai

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List of Trees in Bishop Heber College