Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Mahesh Sharma has said that all the field officials of the Forest Department including Indian Forest Service Officers, Assistant Conservator of Forests, Forest Range Officers, Deputy Range Officers and Forest Guards are trained in forestry and tree Plantation. In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha here today, Dr. Sharma added that however, no separate training with regard to the ‘Study of Native Trees Species which are felled’ is given.
A list of native trees planted under the compensatory afforestation in Delhi is given at Annexure-A.
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(Annexure-A)
Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2834 due for answer on 03.08.2018 regarding ‘Native Tree Species’
The hardy native species which can combat pollution and are being planted in Delhi
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S.No.
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Species
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Vernacular Names
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Botanical Names
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1.
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Pilkhan
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Ficus virens
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2.
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Peepal
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Ficus religiosa
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3.
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Bargad
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Ficus bengalensis
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4.
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Gular
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Ficus glomerata
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5.
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Ber
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Zizyphus mauritiana
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6.
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Arjun
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Terminelia arjuna
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7.
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Jamun
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Syzygium cumini
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8.
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Neem
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Azadirachta indica
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9.
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Gundani
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Cordia ghara
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10.
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Baheda
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Terminalia bellerica
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11.
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Lasoora
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Cordia mixa
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12.
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Mango
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Mangifera indica
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13.
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Jungle Jalebi
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Pithecellobium dulce
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14.
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Imli
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Tamarandus indica
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15.
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Shehtoot
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Morus alba
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16.
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Bakayan
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Melia azadirach
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17.
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Meetha Neem/
Curry patta
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Murraya koenigii
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18.
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Khirni
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Manilkara hexandra
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19
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Dhak
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Butea monosperma
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20
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Harad
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Terminalia chebula
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21
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Bael Patra -
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Aegle Marmelos
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Native Species which have higher aesthetic value/flowering and are being planted in Delhi:-
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S.No.
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Species
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Vernacular Names
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Botanical Names
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1.
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Amaltas
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Cassia fistula
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2.
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Gulmohar
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Delonix regia
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3.
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Semul
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Bombax ceiba
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4.
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Indian coral tree
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Erythrina variegate
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5.
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Ashoka
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Saraca asoca
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6
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Jacaranda
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Jacaranda mimosifolia
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7.
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Tichoma gorichori
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Tecoma stans
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8.
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Anar
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Punica granatum
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9.
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Knakchampa
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Pterospermum acerifolium
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10.
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Rainbow shower tree
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Cassio nodosa
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11.
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Mahuwa
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Madhuca longifolia
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12.
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cassio renigers
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13.
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Champa
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Magnolia champaca
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14.
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Kassod
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Cassia siamea
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15.
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Kareel
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Diospyros cordifolia
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16.
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Roheda
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Tecomella undulata
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17.
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Sonjna
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Moringa concanensis
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18.
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Kadamb
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Mitragyna parviflora
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19.
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Jhinjheri
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Bauhinia racemos
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20.
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Caper tree
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Capparis spinosa
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21.
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Queen Flower
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Lagerstroemia flos reginae
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22
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Lagerstroemia borelia
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23.
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Harshingar
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Nyctanthes arbor-tristis
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Native shrub species of Delhi
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S.No.
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Species
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Vernacular Names
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Botanical Names
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1.
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Aegelia (Rhododendron )
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2.
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White orchid-tree
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Bahunia acuminate
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3.
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Bougainvillea
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Bougainvillea glabra
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4.
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Hibiscus
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Hibiscus syriacus
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5
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Kaner
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Nerium oleander
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6
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Chandini
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Tabernaemontana divaricata
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