Plant library

The plants we plant, and why.

40 trees, hedges and indoor plants we use in green belts, Miyawaki forests, avenues, offices and terraces. How to recognise each one, how it grows in each of our nine cities, and where it fits in a project.

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Plants

Neem

Nimb

Azadirachta indica

Green belt · Avenue & campus · Miyawaki forest

Peepal

Pipal

Ficus religiosa

Green belt · Avenue & campus

Banyan

Bargad

Ficus benghalensis

Green belt · Avenue & campus

Arjun

Arjuna

Terminalia arjuna

Green belt · Avenue & campus · Miyawaki forest

Jamun

Jambul

Syzygium cumini

Green belt · Avenue & campus · Miyawaki forest

Kadamb

Kadam

Neolamarckia cadamba

Green belt · Miyawaki forest · Avenue & campus

Pongamia (Karanj)

Karanj

Millettia pinnata (syn. Pongamia pinnata)

Green belt · Avenue & campus · Miyawaki forest

Siris

Shirish

Albizia lebbeck

Green belt · Avenue & campus

Gulmohar

Delonix regia

Avenue & campus

Amaltas

Cassia fistula

Green belt · Avenue & campus · Miyawaki forest

Sita Ashok

Saraca asoca

Avenue & campus · Miyawaki forest

Mast Ashoka (Polyalthia)

Ashok

Monoon longifolium (syn. Polyalthia longifolia)

Green belt · Avenue & campus

Shisham

Dalbergia sissoo

Green belt · Avenue & campus · Miyawaki forest

Mahogany

Mahagoni

Swietenia macrophylla

Avenue & campus · Green belt

Imli (Tamarind)

Imli

Tamarindus indica

Green belt · Avenue & campus · Miyawaki forest

Bakul

Maulsari

Mimusops elengi

Green belt · Avenue & campus · Miyawaki forest

Kachnar

Bauhinia variegata

Avenue & campus · Green belt · Miyawaki forest

Semal (Red silk cotton)

Semal

Bombax ceiba

Green belt · Miyawaki forest · Avenue & campus

Bamboo (Male bamboo)

Bans

Dendrocalamus strictus

Green belt · Hedges

Amla

Phyllanthus emblica

Green belt · Miyawaki forest

Bael

Bel

Aegle marmelos

Green belt · Miyawaki forest

Harsingar (Parijat)

Harsingar

Nyctanthes arbor-tristis

Terrace · Miyawaki forest

Duranta

Duranta erecta

Hedges · Terrace

Kamini (Orange jasmine)

Kamini

Murraya paniculata

Hedges · Terrace · Miyawaki forest

Clerodendrum (Wild jasmine hedge)

Lanjai

Volkameria inermis (syn. Clerodendrum inerme)

Hedges · Green belt · Terrace

Hamelia (Firebush)

Hamelia

Hamelia patens

Hedges · Green belt · Terrace

Ixora (Rugmini)

Rugmini

Ixora coccinea

Hedges · Terrace

Bougainvillea

Kagaz ka phool

Bougainvillea spectabilis / B. glabra hybrids

Hedges · Terrace · Green belt

Hibiscus (Gudhal)

Gudhal

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Terrace · Hedges

Mogra (Arabian jasmine)

Mogra

Jasminum sambac

Terrace · Hedges

Raat ki Rani

Cestrum nocturnum

Hedges · Terrace

Frangipani (Champa)

Champa

Plumeria rubra and P. obtusa

Avenue & campus · Terrace

Snake plant

Sansevieria

Dracaena trifasciata (syn. Sansevieria trifasciata)

Office

ZZ plant

Zamioculcas

Zamioculcas zamiifolia

Office

Money plant (Pothos)

Money plant

Epipremnum aureum

Office

Areca palm

Butterfly palm

Dypsis lutescens

Office · Terrace

Peace lily

Spathiphyllum

Spathiphyllum wallisii and hybrids

Office

Rubber plant

Rubber tree

Ficus elastica

Office

Ficus benjamina (Weeping fig)

Weeping fig

Ficus benjamina

Office

Aglaonema (Chinese evergreen)

Chinese evergreen

Aglaonema commutatum and hybrids

Office

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