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Calcutta University Botanical Garden
In a special publication of the Botanical
Society of Bengal in the 1950, K. P. Biswas, the superintendent
of Indian Botanic Garden, Calcutta, presented a systematic account of
the flora of South Calcutta with special reference to the Ballygunge
Science College Campus. He described a mixed group of herbs, shrubs
and trees of 270 sp. Under 62 different families. In the next
time in 1978, N. D. Paria made a systematic account of angiosperms
of Ballygunge Science College Campus only. He enumerated 285 species
under 77 different families. The following is a systematic account
of herbs, shrubs and trees in the experimental Garden of Ballygunge Science College Campus.
Herbs
Shrubs Trees
Gymnosperms
Pteridophytes
Bryophytes
List of Plants in Calcutta University Botanical Garden
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Sl.No.
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Name of Plants
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Family
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Habit
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H
- HERB
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1
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Acalypha indica
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Euphorbiaceae
|
H
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2
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Ageratum conyzoides
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Asteraceae
|
H
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3
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Allium sp.
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Liliacae
|
H
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4
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Aloe vera
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Asphodelaceae
|
H
|
|
5
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Alternanthera sessilis
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Amaranthaceae
|
H
|
|
6
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Alternanthera tenella
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Amaranthaceae
|
H
|
|
7
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Amaranthus spinosus
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Amaranthaceae
|
H
|
|
8
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Amaranthus viridis
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Amaranthaceae
|
H
|
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9
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Amaranthus viridis
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Amaranthaceae
|
H
|
|
10
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Amarylis sp.
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Amaryllidaceae
|
H
|
|
11
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Andrographis paniculata
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Acanthaceae
|
H
|
|
12
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Anthurium sp.
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Araceae
|
H
|
|
13
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Asparagus racemosus
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Liliaceae
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H
|
|
14
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Bacopa monnieria
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Scrophulariaceae
|
H
|
|
15
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Bryophyllum calycinum
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Crassulaceae
|
H
|
|
16
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Canavalia ensiformis
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Papilionaceae
|
H
|
|
17
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Cardamine hirsuta
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Brassicaceae
|
H
|
|
18
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Centella aesiatica
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Apiaceae
|
H
|
|
19
|
Cleome rutidosperma
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Capparidaceae
|
H
|
|
20
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Clitoria ternatea
|
Papilionaceae
|
H
|
|
21
|
Coccinia cordifolia
|
Cucurbitaceae
|
H
|
|
22
|
Costus speciosus
|
Costaceae
|
H
|
|
23
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Crinum asiaticum
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Amaryllidaceae
|
H
|
|
24
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Cryptocoryne cilliata
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Araceae
|
H
|
|
25
|
Curcuma longa
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Zingiberaceae
|
H
|
|
26
|
Curcuma longa
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Zingiberaceae
|
H
|
|
27
|
Cymbopogon citratus
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Poaceae
|
H
|
|
28
|
Cyperus flabeliformis
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Cyperaceae
|
H
|
|
29
|
Dentella repens
|
Rubiaceae
|
H
|
|
30
|
Dioscorea prazeri
|
Dioscoreaceae
|
H
|
|
31
|
Drymaria cordata
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Caryphyllaceae
|
H
|
|
32
|
Enydra fluctuans
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Asteraceae
|
H
|
|
33
|
Eragrostis tenella
|
Poaceae
|
H
|
|
34
|
Euphorbia microphylla
|
Euphorbiaceae
|
H
|
|
35
|
Euphorbia thymifolia
|
Euphorbiaceae
|
H
|
|
36
|
Fleurya interrupta
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Urticaceae
|
H
|
|
37
|
Globba bulbifera
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Zingiberaceae
|
H
|
|
38
|
Gymnema sylvestre
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Asclepiadaceae
|
H
|
|
39
|
Haemanthus sp.
|
Amaryllidaceae
|
H
|
|
40
|
Heliconia metallica
|
Mussaceae
|
H
|
|
41
|
Hemidesmus indicus
|
Asclepiadaceae
|
H
|
|
42
|
Hydrilla verticillata
|
Hydrocharitaceae
|
H
|
|
43
|
Kallstroemia purviflora
|
Zygophyllaceae
|
H
|
|
44
|
Kyllinga monocephala
|
Cyperaceae
|
H
|
|
45
|
Lemna minor
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Lemnaceae
|
H
|
|
46
|
Mazus rugosus
|
Scrophulariaceae
|
H
|
|
47
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Mikania scandens
|
Asteraceae
|
H
|
|
48
|
Mimosa pudica
|
Mimosaceae
|
H
|
|
49
|
Mollugo spergula
|
Molluginaceae
|
H
|
|
50
|
Monochoria hastifolia
|
Alismataceae
|
H
|
|
51
|
Nicotiana plumbaginifolia
|
Solanaceae
|
H
|
|
52
|
Ocimum cannum
|
Lamiaceae
|
H
|
|
53
|
Ocimum sanctum
|
Lamiaceae
|
H
|
|
54
|
Oldenlandia corymbosa
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Rubiaceae
|
H
|
|
55
|
Oldenlandia paniculata
|
Rubiaceae
|
H
|
|
56
|
Oxalis corniculata
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Oxalidaceae
|
H
|
|
57
|
Peperomea pellucida
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Piperaceae
|
H
|
|
58
|
Petunia hybrida
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Solanaceae
|
H
|
|
59
|
Phyllanthus amarus
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Euphorbiaceae
|
H
|
|
60
|
Pilea microphylla
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Urticaceae
|
H
|
|
61
|
Piper longum
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Piperaceae
|
H
|
|
62
|
Plumbago zeyalnica
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Plumbaginaceae
|
H
|
|
63
|
Pothos scandens
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Araceae
|
H
|
|
64
|
Rhoeo discolor
|
Lilliacae
|
H
|
|
65
|
Richardia scabra
|
Rubiaceae
|
H
|
|
66
|
Rivina humilis
|
Phytolaccaceae
|
H
|
|
67
|
Ruellia prostrata
|
Acanthaceae
|
H
|
|
68
|
Ruellia tuberosa
|
Acanthaceae
|
H
|
|
69
|
Russelia equesitiformis
|
Scrophulariaceae
|
H
|
|
70
|
Sagittaria montevidensis
|
Alismataceae
|
H
|
|
71
|
Sansevieria trifasciata
|
Haemodoraceae
|
H
|
|
72
|
Scoparia dulcis
|
Scrophulariaceae
|
H
|
|
73
|
Scoparia dulcis
|
Scrophulariaceae
|
H
|
|
74
|
Setcreasea sp.
|
Commelinaceae
|
H
|
|
75
|
Smilax ovalifolium
|
Smilacaceae
|
H
|
|
76
|
Smilax zeylanica
|
Smilacaceae
|
H
|
|
77
|
Solanum nigrum
|
Solanaceae
|
H
|
|
78
|
Tinospora cordifolia
|
Menispermaceae
|
H
|
|
79
|
Tradescantia sp.
|
Commelinaceae
|
H
|
|
80
|
Tylophora indica
|
Asclepiadaceae
|
H
|
|
81
|
Typhonium trilobatum
|
Araceae
|
H
|
|
82
|
Vandellia crustacea
|
Scrophulariaceae
|
H
|
|
83
|
Vandellia hirsuta
|
Scrophulariaceae
|
H
|
|
84
|
Vandellia multifida
|
Scrophulariaceae
|
H
|
|
85
|
Vernonia cinerea
|
Asteraceae
|
H
|
|
86
|
Vinca rosea
|
Apocynaceae
|
H
|
|
87
|
Zebrina pendula
|
Commelinaceae
|
H
|
| |
|
|
S
- SHRUB
|
|
88
|
Acalypha hispida
|
Euphorbiaceae
|
S
|
|
89
|
Adenium sp.
|
Apocynaceae
|
S
|
|
90
|
Agave sp.
|
Agavaceae
|
S
|
|
91
|
Allamanda cathartica
|
Apocynaceae
|
S
|
|
92
|
Ambroma augusta
|
Sterculiaceae
|
S
|
|
93
|
Annanas comosus
|
Bromelliaceae
|
S
|
|
94
|
Ardisia solanacea
|
Myrsinaceae
|
S
|
|
95
|
Artabotrys odoratisimus
|
Annonaceae
|
S
|
|
96
|
Bambusa sp.
|
Poaceae
|
S
|
|
97
|
Bougainvillea spectabilis
|
Nyctaginaceae
|
S
|
|
98
|
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
|
Caesalpiniaceae
|
S
|
|
99
|
Caloptropis gigantea
|
Asclepiadaceae
|
S
|
|
100
|
Camelia japonica
|
Theaceae
|
S
|
|
101
|
Cassia occidentalis
|
Caesalpinaceae
|
S
|
|
102
|
Chrysalidocarpus sp.
|
Arecaceae
|
S
|
|
103
|
Chrysanthemum sp.
|
Asteraceae
|
S
|
|
104
|
Citrus aurantifolia
|
Rutaceae
|
S
|
|
105
|
Clerodendrum siphonanthus
|
Verbenaceae
|
S
|
|
106
|
Codiaeum varigatum
|
Euphorbiaceae
|
S
|
|
107
|
Corchorus sp.
|
Tiliaceae
|
S
|
|
108
|
Dianella enceformis
|
Liliaceae
|
S
|
|
109
|
Dracaena spicata
|
Liliaceae
|
S
|
|
110
|
Duranta repens
|
Verbenaceae
|
S
|
|
111
|
Euphorbia cotinifolia
|
Euphorbiaceae
|
S
|
|
112
|
Euphorbia pulcherrima
|
Euphorbiaceae
|
S
|
|
113
|
Ficus pumila
|
Moraceae
|
S
|
|
114
|
Galphimia gracilis
|
Malpighiaceae
|
S
|
|
115
|
Gustavia insignis
|
Lecythidaceae
|
S
|
|
116
|
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
|
Malvaceae
|
S
|
|
117
|
Ixora coccinia
|
Rubiaceae
|
S
|
|
118
|
Ixora parviflora
|
Rubiaceae
|
S
|
|
119
|
Jasminum sambac
|
Apocynaceae
|
S
|
|
120
|
Jatropha gossypifolia
|
Euphorbiaceae
|
S
|
|
121
|
Jatropha pandurifolia
|
Euphorbiaceae
|
S
|
|
122
|
Jatropha podagrica
|
Euphorbiaceae
|
S
|
|
123
|
Justicia gendarussa
|
Acanthaceae
|
S
|
|
124
|
Lantana camara
|
Verbenaceae
|
S
|
|
125
|
Lawsonia alba
|
Lythraceae
|
S
|
|
126
|
Lawsonia inermis
|
Lythraceae
|
S
|
|
127
|
Malpighia coccigera
|
Malpighiaceae
|
S
|
|
128
|
Malvaviscus arboreus
|
Malvaceae
|
S
|
|
129
|
Memecylon edule
|
Melastomaceae
|
S
|
|
130
|
Muehlenbekia platyclados
|
Polygonaceae
|
S
|
|
131
|
Murraya koenigii
|
Rutaceae
|
S
|
|
132
|
Nerium indicum
|
Apocynaceae
|
S
|
|
133
|
Paederia foetida
|
Rubiaceae
|
S
|
|
134
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Pandanus foetidus
|
Amaryllidaceae
|
S
|
|
135
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Phyllanyhus reticulatus
|
Euphorbiaceae
|
S
|
|
136
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Polyalthia suberosa
|
Annonaceae
|
S
|
|
137
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Punica granatum
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Punicaceae
|
S
|
|
138
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Raphidophora glauca
|
Araceae
|
S
|
|
139
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Rauvolfia serpentina
|
Apocynaceae
|
S
|
|
140
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Rauvolfia tetraphylla
|
Apocynaceae
|
S
|
|
141
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Ricinus communis
|
Euphorbiaceae
|
S
|
|
142
|
Solanum torvum
|
Solanaceae
|
S
|
|
143
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Stropanthus wallichii
|
Apocynaceae
|
S
|
|
144
|
Tabernaemontana coronaria
|
Apocyanaca
|
S
|
|
145
|
Tiliacora racemosa
|
Menispermaceae
|
S
|
|
146
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Withania somnifera
|
Solanaceae
|
S
|
| |
|
|
T
- TREE
|
|
147
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Acer sp.
|
|
T
|
|
148
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Achras sapota
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Sapotacea
|
T
|
|
149
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Adenanthera pavonina
|
Papilioinaceae
|
T
|
|
150
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Aegle mermelos
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Rutaceae
|
T
|
|
151
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Azadirachta indica
|
Meliaceae
|
T
|
|
152
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Barringtonia acutangula
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Lecythidaceae
|
T
|
|
153
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Bassia latifolia
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Sapotaceae
|
T
|
|
154
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Bombax malabaricum
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Bombacacaeae
|
T
|
|
155
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Breynea rhamnoides
|
Euphorbiaceae
|
T
|
|
156
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Bursera serrata
|
Burseraceae
|
T
|
|
157
|
Calophyllum inophyllum
|
Clusiaceae
|
T
|
|
158
|
Careya arborea
|
Myrtaceae
|
T
|
|
159
|
Caryota urens
|
Arecaceae
|
T
|
|
160
|
Cassia fistula
|
Caesalpiniaceae
|
T
|
|
161
|
Cassia laevigata
|
Caesalpiniaceae
|
T
|
|
162
|
Cassia multijuga
|
Caesalpiniaceae
|
T
|
|
163
|
Cinnamomum tamala
|
Lauraceae
|
T
|
|
164
|
Citrus medica
|
Rutaceae
|
T
|
|
165
|
Cordia myxa
|
Boraginaceae
|
T
|
|
166
|
Croton roxburghii
|
Euphorbiaceae
|
T
|
|
167
|
Diospyros discolor
|
Ebenaceae
|
T
|
|
168
|
Emblica officinalis
|
Euphorbiaceae
|
T
|
|
169
|
Euphoria longan
|
Sapindaceae
|
T
|
|
170
|
Excoecaria agallocha
|
Euphorbiaceae
|
T
|
|
171
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Ficus benghalensis
|
Moraceae
|
T
|
|
172
|
Ficus benjamina
|
Moraceae
|
T
|
|
173
|
Ficus elastica
|
Moraceae
|
T
|
|
174
|
Ficus hispida
|
Moraceae
|
T
|
|
175
|
Grevillea robusta
|
Proteaceae
|
T
|
|
176
|
Hamelia patens
|
Rubiaceae
|
T
|
|
177
|
Heritiera fomes
|
Sterculiaceae
|
T
|
|
178
|
Hopea odorata
|
Dipterocarpaceae
|
T
|
|
179
|
Jacquinia ruscifolia
|
Theophrastaceae
|
T
|
|
180
|
Kleinhovia hospita
|
Sterculiaceae
|
T
|
|
181
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Magnolia grandiflora
|
Magnoliaceae
|
T
|
|
182
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Malpighia glabra
|
Malpighiaceae
|
T
|
|
183
|
Malpighia glabra
|
Lythraceae
|
T
|
|
184
|
Mangifera indica
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Anacardiaceae
|
T
|
|
185
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Michelia champaca
|
Magnoliaceae
|
T
|
|
186
|
Morus australis
|
Moraceae
|
T
|
|
187
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Murraya exotica
|
Rutaceae
|
T
|
|
188
|
Nolina sp.
|
Agavaceae
|
T
|
|
189
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Nyctanthes arbortristis
|
Oleaceae
|
T
|
|
190
|
Ochna artopupurea
|
Ochnaceae
|
T
|
|
191
|
Plumeria acutifolia
|
Apocynaceae
|
T
|
|
192
|
Psidium guajava
|
Myrtaceae
|
T
|
|
193
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Pterocarpus marsupium
|
Fabaceae
|
T
|
|
194
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Pterospermum acerifolium
|
Sterculiaceae
|
T
|
|
195
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Putranjiva roxburghii
|
Euphorbiaceae
|
T
|
|
196
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Roystonia regia
|
Arecaceae
|
T
|
|
197
|
Samanea saman
|
Mimosaceae
|
T
|
|
198
|
Sapindus mukorossi
|
Sapindaceae
|
T
|
|
199
|
Saraca asoca
|
Caesalpinaceae
|
T
|
|
200
|
Sterculia alata
|
Sterculiaceae
|
T
|
|
201
|
Sterculia foetida
|
Sterculiaceae
|
T
|
|
202
|
Streblus asper
|
Moraceae
|
T
|
|
203
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Strychnos nux-vomica
|
Loganiaceae
|
T
|
|
204
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Swietenia mehgonii
|
Meliaceae
|
T
|
|
205
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Syzygium jambos
|
Myrtaceae
|
T
|
|
206
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Tamarindus indica
|
Caesalpinaceae
|
T
|
|
207
|
Terminalia arjuna
|
Combretaceae
|
T
|
|
208
|
Trema orientalis
|
Urticaceae
|
T
|
|
209
|
Vitex negundo
|
Verbenaceae
|
T
|
|
210
|
Wrightia tinctoria
|
Apocynaceae
|
T
|
|
211
|
Wrightia tomentosa
|
Apocynaceae
|
T
|
| |
|
|
|
|
212
|
Araucaria cunninghamia
|
Araucariaceae
|
Gymnos.
|
|
213
|
Cupressus sp.
|
Cupressaceae
|
Gymnos.
|
|
214
|
Cycas circinalis
|
Cycadaceae
|
Gymnos.
|
|
215
|
Cycas pectinata
|
Cycadaceae
|
Gymnos.
|
|
216
|
Dioon edule
|
Cycadaceae
|
Gymnos.
|
|
217
|
Dioon spinulosum
|
Cycadaceae
|
Gymnos.
|
|
218
|
Juniperus recurva
|
Cupressaceae
|
Gymnos.
|
|
219
|
Pinus longifolia
|
Pinaceae
|
Gymnos.
|
|
220
|
Taxus brevifolius
|
Taxaceae
|
Gymnos.
|
|
221
|
Taxodium distichum
|
Taxodiaceae
|
Gymnos.
|
|
222
|
Thuja spicata
|
Cupressaceae
|
Gymnos.
|
|
223
|
Zamia floridana
|
Cycadaceae
|
Gymnos.
|
|
224
|
Zamia furfuracea
|
Cycadaceae
|
Gymnos.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
225
|
Acrostichum aureum
|
Pteridaceae
|
Pterido.
|
|
226
|
Adiantum lunulatum
|
Adiantaceae
|
Pterido.
|
|
227
|
Ampelopteris prolifera
|
Thelipteridoceae
|
Pterido.
|
|
228
|
Azolla pinnata
|
Azollaceae
|
Pterido.
|
|
229
|
Christella dentate
|
Thelipteridaceae
|
Pterido.
|
|
230
|
Drynaria propinqua
|
Polypodiaceae
|
Pterido.
|
|
231
|
Marsilea minuta
|
Marsileaceae
|
Pterido.
|
|
232
|
Nephrolepis falcata
|
Davalliaceae
|
Pterido.
|
|
233
|
Ophioglossum reticulatum
|
Ophioglossaceae
|
Pterido.
|
|
234
|
Phymatosorus scolopendria
|
Polypodiaceae
|
Pterido.
|
|
235
|
Pteris longifolia
|
Pteridaceae
|
Pterido.
|
|
236
|
Riccia discolor
|
Ricciaceae
|
Pterido.
|
|
237
|
Salvinia natans
|
Salviniaceae
|
Pterido.
|
|
238
|
Selaginella bryopteris
|
Selaginellaceae
|
Pterido.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
239
|
Cyathodium sp.
|
Targioniaceae
|
Bryop.
|
|
240
|
Taxithelium nepalense
|
Sematophyllaceae
|
Bryop.
|
|