Nizhal Tree List

Here is a list of trees commonly found in Chennai. Common Name(s)

Tamil Name

Australian Wattle Sapota

Sapota

Baobab

Anaipuliyamaram

Coralwood tree

Yanai Kunthumani

Bel

Vilvam

Siris

Vagai

Cashewnut tree

Mundiri

Bullock's Heart Tree

Ramapalam

Custard apple

Seetaphal

Areca-nut palm

Paakku

Jack fruit

Pala

Botanical name Acacia auriculiformis Achras zapota Adansonia digitata Adenanthera pavonina Aegle marmelos Alangium salvifolium Albizia lebbeck Anacardium occidentale

Veppam

Bamboo

Moongil

Bambusa vulgaris

Barna

Kadappai

Mandarai

Palmyra Palm

Panai

Flame of the Forest/Palash

Palasa

Divi Divi

Australia

India

Annona squamosa Areca catechu Artocarpus heterophylus

Neem

Bauhinia Yellow

Uses

Annona reticulata

Azadirachta indica

Butterfly tree / Nilattiruvatti/Mandarai Purple orchid

Native to

Barringtonia acutangula Bauhinia purpurea Bauhinia tomentosa Borassus flabellifer Butea monosperma Caesalpinea coriaria

India

China

India India

India

Used as safe and natural pesticide Stem is edible, used for furniture

Ornamental, Shade

Peacock Flower tree

Pappali Koondalpanai

Caesalpinea pulcherrima Callistemom citrina Calophyllum inophyllum Carica papaya Caryota urens

Sarakonrai

Cassia fistula

Mayil Konrai

Bottlebrush tree Alexandrian Laurel Papaya Fish tail Palm Indian Laburnum/Amaltas Cassia Java Cassia Red Cassia Burmese Pink Cassia Siam

Punnai

Kapok tree/silk cotton

Ilavanpanji

Satinwood

Porasu

Star Gooseberry Coconut palm

Aranelli Thennai

Lasora

Mukusheli maram

Geiger tree /Aloe Wood

Gulmohar Dillenia Ebony Indian Gooseberry Elephant ear pod tree Indian Coral

Fruits are eaten Ornamental

India

Cassia renigera

Chavukku

Crateva

India India

Cassia javanica Cassia marginata

Casuarina

Cannon ball tree

India

Cassia siamea Casuarina equisetifolia Ceiba pentandra Chloroxylon swietenia Cicca acida Cocos nucifera Cordia obliqua/myxa Cordia sebestena

Couroupita Flowers used South America guianensis for Shiva puja Marvilingam Crataeva religiosa Ornamental, Neruppu konrai Delonix regia Madagascar Barks used in astringents Uuva Dillenia indica Diospyros Karungali/Thumbi ebenum Emblica Nelli officinalis Enterolobium Central cyclocarpum Mexico Ornamental Kalyana Murungai, Bark is Erythrina indica India Sudukottai antibilious

Nagalingam maram

Wood Apple Banyan

Vilam

Feronia limonia

Alai

Ficus benghalensis

Java Fig Fig Krishna Gular

India

Bark is used for medicinal purposes

India

Religious significance

Ficus benjamina Ficus krishnae Ficus racemosa

Peepal

Arasam

Fern leaf tree

Nirkongu

Gliricidia Tree of Life/Lignum vitae Bastard Cedar, West Indian Elm

Thenpuchi Maram

Harpharori

Aacha Malai Poovarasam

Sausage tree Pride of India / Queen's Crepe Myrtle

Siva Kundalam

Indian Ash

Odhiyam

Subabul

Savundil

Mahua

Iluppai

Mango Persian Lilac

Maamaram Malai Vembu

Champak

Shenbagam

Indian Cork tree

Maramalli

Poo marudu

Ficus religiosa Filicium decipiens Gliricidia sepium Guaiacum officinale Guazuma ulmifolia

Fruits have a cherry flavour South America and dried fruits are used as Rudrakshas

Hardwickia binata Hibiscus tileaceus Ixora pavata Kigelia pinnata Laegestroemia speciosa Lannea coromandelica Leucaena leucocephala Madhuca longifolia Mangifera indica Melia azadirach Michelia champaka Millingtonia hortensis

Bullet Wood / Maulsari

Maghizham

Mimusops elengi

Ivory Wood / Al

Nuna

Morinda tinctoria

India

India India

Fruits are eaten

India India

Used for oral hygeine, fruits are eaten

Dye Horse Radish/Drumstick tree

Murungai

Moringa oleifera

Singapore Cherry / Jam tree

Nei pazham

Muntingia calabura

Curry leaf tree

Karuvepilai

Coral Jasmine

Pavazhamalli

Gongstick tree

Mavukkai

Copper pod

Iyalvagai

Date Palm

Verchipalam

Wild Date Palm

Ichamaram

Murraya koenigii Nyctanthes arbortristis Parkia biglandulosa Peltophorum pterocarpum Phoenix dactylifera Phoenix sylvestris

Garden Lettuce

Nochikottai Keerai

Pisonia alba

Manila Tamarind

Kodukkapuli

Ashoka / False Ashoka / Mast tree

Nettilingam

Indian Beech

Pungam, Punnai

Mesquite Indian

Pithecolobium dulce Polyalthia longifolia Pongamia glabra/pinnata

Flowers have antiseptic South America properties, fruits eaten

Sri Lanka

Ornamental, Cabinet work

India

Leaves used for relief in rheumatism

India India

Ornamental Oil from seeds is used for Rheumatism

Prosopis cineraria

Mesquite

Velikattan/mullu maram

Prosopis juliflora

Guava

Goyya

Psidium gujava

Pomegranate

Madulai

Punica granatum Putranjiva Child Life Tree Karupala roxburghii Ravenala Traveller's palm madagascarensis Rain tree Thoongumunji Maram Samanea saman Soapnut Boondikottai maram Sapindus indicus Asoka Asoka Saraca indica Agasta Agathi Sesbania

India

Brazil India India

Fruits are eaten, bark is an astringent

Ornamental

African Tulip tree

Pataadi

Buddha's coconut Jungli badam / Java Olive / Wild Almond

Pinari, Kutiraippitukku

Nux-Vomica

Yetti

Java Plum

Naval

White trumpet tree Tamarind tree

Puliya maram

Yellow Bells Teak

Tekku

Indian Badam

Nattuvadumai

Myrobalan Chebulic

Kadukkai

Indian Tulip

Puvarasu

Oleander Snowflake tree Indian Jujube

Nochi Paalai Elandai

grandiflora Spathodia campanulata Sterculia alata

Sterculia foetida

Strychnos nuxvomica Syzigium cumini Tabebuia roseo alba Tamarindus indica Tecoma stans Tectona grandis Terminalia catappa Terminalia chebula Thespesia populnea Thevesia nerifolia Vitex negundo Wrightia tinctoria Zizyphus jujuba

E Africa India

India

Bark used for ropes, timber for furniture, seeds edible after roasting

India Brazil Tropical Africa India India

India

Ornamental Pods used for cooking Used for Furniture Ornamental, Edible nuts

Bark and leaves used for treating skin diseases