LIST OF PLANTS OF NZP

A compilation of the plants of NZP was made in 1983 by Shri C. K. Warman. It included all categories of plants i.e herbs, shrubs, climbers and tree and a total of 405 species were described by him from the zoo. The same was further revised during 2008 taking the help of Dr. H. B. Naithani, a renowned taxonomist. Details are as follows:


S. No.

List of Plants

S. No.

List of Plants

1 Black Babool (Acacia nilotica) 2 The Baobab or Monkey Bread Tree (Adansonia digitata)
3 Red Sandal Tree (Adenanthera microsperma) 4 Bael (Aegle marmelos)
5 Queensland Kauri (Agathis robusta) 6 Maharukh (Ailanthus excelsa)
7 East Indian Walnut (Albizia lebbek) 8 Safed Siris (Albizia procera)
9 Chattin or Shaitan Wood (Alstonia scholaris) 10 Kadam (Anthocephalus chinesis)
11 Jack Fruit Tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus) 12 Monkey Jack (Artocarpus lakoocha)
13 Neem (Azadirachta indica) 14 Hijal (Barringtonia actuangula)
15 The Purple Bauhinia (Bauhina purpurea) 16 Kachnar (Bauhinia variegata)
17 Red Silk Cotton (Bombax ceiba) 18 The Paper Mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
19 India Red Pear (Bursera serrata) 20 Flame of Forest (Butea monosoperma)
21 Pink-Puff (Calliandra haematocphala) 22 Bottle Brush (callistemon viminalis)
23 Bengal Current (Carissa congesta) 24 Fish-Tail Palm (Caryota urens)
25 White Sapote (Casimiroa edulis) 26 The Java Cassia (Casia agnes)
27 Indian Laburnum (Cassia fistula) 28 Kassod Tree (Cassia siamea)
29 Scrambled Egg Bush (Cassia surattensis) 30 Beefwood (Casuarina equisetifolia)
31 Kharik (Celtis tetrandra) 32 Floss Silk Tree (Chorisia speciosa)
33 Chittagong Wood (Chukrasia tabularis) 34 Colville's Glory (Colvillea racemosa)
35 Lassora (Cordia dichotoma) 36 Barna (Crateva adansonii)
37 Music Tree (Crescentia alata) 38 Crozier Cycas (Cycas circinalis)
39 Sissoo (Dalbergia sissoo) 40 Peacock- Flower (Delonix regia)
41 Bis Tendu (Diospyros cordiafolia) 42 Gab Persimmon (Diospyros malabarica)
43 The Luck Bean Tree (Drypetes roxburghii) 44 Golden Cane Palm (Dypsis lutescens)
45 Charmror (Ehretia laevis) 46 Indian Gooseberry (Emblica officinalis)
47 East Indian Rosebay(Ervatamia divericata) 48 Corky Coral Tree (Erythrina suberosa)
49 Forest Red Gum (Eucalyptus tereticornis) 50 Jadi (Ficus amplissima)
51 Banyan Tree (Ficus benghalensis) 52 Makhan Katori (Ficus benghalensis)
53 Benjamin Fig (Ficus benjamina) 54 Anjir (Ficus carica)
55 Assam Rubber Tree (Ficus elastica) 56 Laural Fig (Ficus microcarpa)
57 Fig (Ficus palmata) 58 Gular (Ficus racemosa)
59 Pipal (ficus religiosa) 60 Pilkhan (Ficus virens)
61 Quick Stick (Gliricidia sapium) 62 Silver Oak (Grevillea robusta)
63 Kat Saguan (Haplophragma adenophyllum) 64 Papri (Holoptelia integrifolia)
65 Jacranda (Jacranda mimosaefolia) 66 Cucumber Tree (Kigelia Africana)
67 Golden Rain Tree (Koelreuteria paniculta) 68 Indian Lilac (Lagerstroemia indica)
69 Jarul (Lagerstoremia reginae) 70 Horse Tamarind (Leucaena leucocephala)
71 Chinese Fan Palm (Livistona chinesis) 72 Mahua (Madhuca longifolia)
73 Laurel Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) 74 Aam (Mangifera indica)
75 Khirni (Manilkara hexandra) 76 Persian Lilac (Melia azedarach)
77 Moulmein Rosewood (Milletia peguensis) 78 Bullet Wood (Mimusops elengi)
79 Kadam (Mitragyna parvifolia) 80 Drum Stick Tree (Moringa oleifera)
81 Aino Mulberry (Morus australis) 82 Kamini (Murraya paniculata)
83 Kaner (Nerium oleander) 84 Coral Jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis)
85 Golden Champak (Ochna obtusata) 86 African Weeping Wattle (Peltophorum africanum)
87 Cliff Date Palm (Phoenix rupicola) 88 Wild Date Palm (Phoenix sylvestris)
89 Himalayan Long Needle Pine (Pinus roxburghii) 90 Madras Thorn (Pithocellobium dulce)
91 White/Cuban Fangipani (Plumeria obtusa) 92 Red Plumeria (Plumeria rubra)
93 Mast or Cemetery Tree (Polyalthia longifolia) 94 Karanja (Pongamia pinnata)
95 Khejri (Prosopis cineraria) 96 Vilayati Babul (Prosopis juliflora)
97 Peach (Prunus persica) 98 Guava (Psidium guajava)
99 Kanak Champa (Pterospermum acerifolium) 100 Buddha'a Coconut (Pterygota alata)
101 Anar (Punica granatum) 102 Royal Palm (Roystonia regia)
103 Indian Willow (Salix tetrasperma) 104 Chandan (Santalum album)
105 Kusum (Schelichera oleosa) 106 Sita Asoka (Sarca Asoca)
107 Mahogany (Switenia maogani) 108 Jamun (Syzygium cumini)
109 Trumpet Tree (Tabebuia argentea) 110 Pink Trumpet Tree (Tabebuia avellanedae)
111 Imli (Tamarindus indica) 112 Montezuma Bald Cypress (Taxodium mucronatum)
113 Yellow Bel (Tecoma stans) 114 Teak of Marwar (Tecomella undulata)
115 Teak (Tectona grandis) 116 Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna)
117 Bahera (Terminalia bellirica) 118 Pili Kaner (Thevetia peruviana)
119 Ber (Ziziphus mauritiana) 120 Spiny Bamboo (Bambusa bambos)
121 Hedge Bamboo (Bambusa multiplex) 122 Giant Bamboo (Dendroclamcus giganteus)
123 Lathi Bans (Dendroclamcus strictus)
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