Flora – North Tripura
LIST OF FLORA OF NORTH TRIPURA FOREST DISTRICT
North Tripura Forest District is known for a diverse flora. Plant species found in the District is listed below with their vernacular name and the scientific name in Table 4, below.
List of diverse flora found in North Tripura Forest District, Tripura
| S.No. | Common name | Botanical name | Family |
|---|---|---|---|
| TREES | |||
| 1 | Agar | Aquilaria agallocha | Thymelaeaceae |
| 2 | Shal (Sal) | Shorea robusta | Dipterocarpaceae |
| 3 | Garjan | Dipterocarpus turbinatus | Dipterocarpaceae |
| 4 | Segun (Teak) | Tectona grandis | Verbenaceae |
| 5 | Gamar | Gmelina arborea | Verbenaceae |
| 6 | Awal | Vitex peduncularis | Verbenaceae |
| 7 | Banmala | Callicarpa arborea | Verbenaceae |
| 8 | Banabhait | Clerodendrum glandulosum | Verbenaceae |
| 9 | Bhait | Clerodendrum viscosum | Verbenaceae |
| 10 | Jinary/Gandhapatra | Premna latifolia | Verbenaceae |
| 11 | Chari awal/Dharmara | Bignoniaceae | Verbenaceae |
| 12 | Kawathuti | Glycosmis arborea | Rutaceae |
| 13 | Bazna / Bajrang | Zanthoxylum limonella | Rutaceae |
| 14 | Karai | Albizia proacera | Mimosaceae |
| 15 | Shirish | Albizia lebbeck | Mimosaceae |
| 16 | Harish | Albizia stipulata | Mimosaceae |
| 17 | Banritha | Acacia concinna | Mimosaceae |
| 18 | Raintree | Samanea saman | Mimosaceae |
| 19 | Sikaria | Albizia lucida | Mimosaceae |
| 20 | Pukya tetui | Parkia javonica | Mimosaceae |
| 21 | Chamal | Artocarpus chaplasha | Moraceae |
| 22 | Kathal | Artocarpus lakoocha | Moraceae |
| 23 | Dehua chamal | Artocarpus heterophyllus | Moraceae |
| 24 | Bat | Ficus benghalensis | Moraceae |
| 25 | Rabar | Ficus elastica | Moraceae |
| 26 | Dumur | Ficus hispida | Moraceae |
| 27 | Aswatwa | Ficus religiosa | Moraceae |
| 28 | Jaigya dumur | Ficus semicordata | Moreaceae |
| 29 | Tunt | Morus alba | Moreaceae |
| 30 | Pakra | Ficus microcarpa | Moreaceae |
| 31 | Jir bat | Ficus racemosa | Moreaceae |
| 32 | Sheora | Streblus asper | Moreaceae |
| 33 | Banjam | Syzygium fruticosum | Myrtaceae |
| 34 | Kalajam | Syzygium cumini | Myrtaceae |
| 35 | Godajam/Boti jam | Syzygium operculatum | Myrtaceae |
| 36 | Titajam | Eugenia cymosa | Myrtaceae |
| 37 | Golapjam | Syzygium jambos | Myrtaceae |
| 38 | Chaltajam | Eugenia macrocarpa | Myrtaceae |
| 39 | Eucalyptus | Eucalyptus maculata | Myrtaceae |
| 40 | Bottlebrush | Callistemon linearis | Myrtaceae |
| 41 | Panijam | Eugenia praecox | Myrtaceae |
| 42 | Sidhajarul | Lagerstroemia parviflora | Lythraceae |
| 43 | Jarul/Gang | Lagerstroemia speciosa | Lythraceae |
| 44 | Mehendi | Lawsonia inermis | Lythraceae |
| 45 | Champa | Michelia champaca | Magnoliaceae |
| 46 | Duli champa | Magnolia pterocarpa | Magnoliaceae |
| 47 | Shum | Michilus gamblea | Magnoliaceae |
| 48 | Kanak | Schima wallichii | Theaceae |
| 49 | Bahera | Terminalia bellirica | Combretaceae |
| 50 | Haritaki | Terminalia chebula | Combretaceae |
| 51 | Arjun | Terminalia arjuna | Combretaceae |
| 52 | Pani/Hollock | Terminalia myriocarpa | Combretaceae |
| 53 | Amlaki | Emblica officinalis | Euphorbiaceae |
| 54 | Medda | Trewia nudiflora | Euphorbiaceae |
| 55 | Lalmirah/Urium | Bischofia javanica | Euphorbiaceae |
| 56 | Rata Bura | Macaranga denticulata | Euphorbiaceae |
| 57 | Katakui | Bridelia retusa | Euphorbiaceae |
| 58 | Chalta | Dillenia indica | Dilleniaceae |
| 59 | Hargaja | Dillenia pentagyna | Dilleniaceae |
| 60 | Kadam | Anthocephalus chinensis | Rubiaceae |
| 61 | Haldu | Adina cordifolia | Rubiaceae |
| 62 | Hal-dehaki | Adina sessilifolia | Rubiaceae |
| 63 | Bankadam | Hymenodictyon excelsum | Rubiaceae |
| 64 | Simul | Bombax ceiba | Bombacaceae |
| 65 | Mahogani | Swietenia mehagony | Meliaceae |
| 66 | Poma/Tun | Toona ciliata | Meliaceae |
| 67 | Rata | Aglaia spectabilis | Meliaceae |
| 68 | Rahena/Pitraj | Aphanamixis polystachya | Meliaceae |
| 69 | Khemta/Chikrasia | Chukrasia tabularis | Meliaceae |
| 70 | Poma (markatya) | Schleichera trijuga | Meliaceae |
| 71 | Ramdala | Duabanga grandiflora | Sonneratiaceae |
| 72 | Shonalu/Sonal | Cassia fistula | Caesalpiniaceae |
| 73 | Ashoka | Saraca indica | Caesalpiniaceae |
| 74 | Kanchan | Bauhinia acuminata | Caesalpiniaceae |
| 75 | Kanchan | Bauhinia purpurea | Caesalpiniaceae |
| 76 | Kanchan | Bauhinia malabarica | Caesalpiniaceae |
| 77 | Swet kanchan | Bauhinia variegata | Caesalpiniaceae |
| 78 | Tetul | Tamarindus indica | Caesalpiniaceae |
| 79 | Krishna chura | Delonix regia | Caesalpiniaceae |
| 80 | Radhachura | Caesalpinia pulcherrima | Caesalpiniaceae |
| 81 | Chatiwan/Chhatni | Alstonia scholaris | Apocynaceae |
| 82 | Kurchi/Kuruj | Holarrhena antidysenterica | Apocynaceae |
| 83 | Dhup | Canarium strictum | Burseraceae |
| 84 | Neur | Protium serratum | Burseraceae |
| 85 | Kanjikara | Garuga pinnata | Burseraceae |
| 86 | Garpur | Litsea glutinosa | Lauraceae |
| 87 | Gandhari | Cinamomum cecicodaphna | Lauraceae |
| 88 | Tejpata | Cinamomum tamala | Lauraceae |
| 89 | Talakung | Actinodaphne angustifolia | Lauraceae |
| 90 | Huoria | Litsea monopetala | Lauraceae |
| 91 | Bansum | Phobe goalparensis | Lauraceae |
| 92 | Kuruj Pata | Licuala peltata | Palmae (Arecaceae) |
| 93 | Nageswar | Mesua ferrea | Guttiferae |
| 94 | Pinkade | Xylia dolabriformis | Leguminosae |
| 95 | Kumira/Khumbi | Careya aborea | Lecythidaceae |
| 96 | Hijal | Barringtonia acutangula | Lecythidaceae |
| 97 | Am | Mangifera indica | Anacardiaceae |
| 98 | Amra | Spondias pinnata | Anacardiaceae |
| 99 | Lakshi am | Mangifera sylvatica | Anacardiaceae |
| 100 | Bhadi | Lannea coromandelica | Anacardiaceae |
| 101 | Shishu | Dalbergia sissoo | Papilionaceae |
| 102 | Simlata | Spatholobus roxburgii | Papilionaceae |
| 103 | Panlata | Dalbergia trifoliata | Papilionaceae |
| 104 | Madar | Erythrina variegata | Papilionaceae |
| 105 | Madar | Erythrina subumbrans | Papilionaceae |
| 106 | Neel | Indigofera sumatrana | Papilionaceae |
| 107 | Boga medulla | Tephrosia candida | Papilionaceae |
| 108 | Padauk | Pterocarpus indicus | Papilionaceae |
| 109 | Bagashra lata | Dalbargia stipulacea | Papilionaceae |
| 110 | Chalmugra | Hydnocarpus kurzii | Flacourtiaceae |
| 111 | Chandul | Tetrameles nudiflora | Passifloraceae |
| 112 | Debdaru | Polyalthia longifolia | Annonaceae |
| 113 | Phutki | Melastoma malabathricum | Melastomataceae |
| 114 | Udal | Sterculia villosa | Sterculiaceae |
| 115 | Gorak narical | Sterculia alata | Sterculiaceae |
| 116 | Pichla | Grewia microcos | Tiliaceae |
| 117 | Kendu | Diospyros peregrina | Ebenaceae |
| Shrubs | |||
| 118 | Kulbarai | Ziziphus mauritiana | Rhamnaceae |
| 119 | Banbarai | Ziziphus oenoplia | Rhamnaceae |
| 120 | Barai | Ziziphus rugosa | Rhamnaceae |
| 121 | Tung/Kamela | Mallotus philippensis | Euphorbiaceae |
| 122 | Simulata/Tapioca | Manihot esculenta | Euphorbiaceae |
| 123 | Bandar lathi | Cassia nodosa | Caesalpiniaceae |
| 124 | Kalka sunda | Cassia occidentalis | Caesalpiniaceae |
| 125 | Manjori | Cassia siamea | Caesalpiniaceae |
| Herbs & climbers | |||
| 126 | Sarpa gandha | Rauvolfia serpentina | Apocynaceae |
| 127 | Mukta/Murtak | Schumannianthus dichotomus | Maranthaceae |
| 128 | Karpash | Gossypium arboreum | Malvaceae |
| 129 | Bandar hola | Mucuna pruriens | Papilionaceae |
| 130 | Bish lata | Millettia pachycarpa | Papilionaceae |
| 131 | Durkiban | Eupatorium odoratum | Compositae |
| 132 | Gulancha | Tinospora cordifolia | Menispermaceae |
| 133 | Huyer | Cocculus hirsutua | Menispermaceae |
| 134 | Akandi | Cissampelos pareira | Menispermaceae |
| 135 | – | Cyclea barbata | Menispermaceae |
| 136 | – | Parabaena sagittata | Menispermaceae |
| 137 | – | Pycnarrhena pleniflora | Menispermaceae |
| Bamboo, Cane and grasses | |||
| 138 | Barak | Bambusa balcooa | Gramineae |
| 139 | Kalibans | Bambusa nutans | Gramineae |
| 140 | Bari | Bambusa polymorpha | Gramineae |
| 141 | Mirtinga | Bambusa tulda | Gramineae |
| 142 | Dalubans | Neohouzeana dullooa | Gramineae |
| 143 | Kailyai | Oxytenanthera nigrociliata | Gramineae |
| 144 | Kanak kaich | Bambusa affinis | Gramineae |
| 145 | Makal | Bambusa pallida | Gramineae |
| 146 | Muli | Melocanna bambusoides | Gramineae |
| 147 | Powra | Bambusa teres | Gramineae |
| 148 | Pecha | Dendrocalamus hamiltonii | Gramineae |
| 149 | Rupai | Dendrocalamus longispathus | Gramineae |
| 150 | Bata | Erianthus ravennal | Gramineae |
| 151 | Jalibet/Chachi bet | Calamus tenuis | Palmae (Arecaceae) |
| 152 | Golla bet | Calamus viminalis | Palmae (Arecaceae) |
| 153 | Sundi bet | Calamus guruba | Palmae (Arecaceae) |
| 154 | Binna (Khus-khus) | Andropogon squarrousus | Gramineae |
| 155 | Chhan | Imperata arundinaceae | Gramineae |
| 156 | Nalkhagra | Phragmites karka | Gramineae |
| 157 | Khagra | Saccharum spontaneum | Gramineae |
| 158 | Phool jharu | Thysanolaena maxima | Gramineae |
| 159 | Nal | Phragmites karka | Arundinaceae |
| Orchids | |||
| 160 | – | Ardes odoratum (Fiagrant) | Orchidaceae |
| 161 | – | Ardes fieldinghil | Orchidaceae |
| 162 | – | Ardes multiflorum | Orchidaceae |
| 163 | – | Ardes affine | Orchidaceae |