Common Name:

English - Copper pod
Hindi -
Malayalam -
Sanskrit -
Tamil - Ayyal Vagai

Botanical Name - Peltophorum pterocarpum (Dc.) Baker ex. Heyne

Family - Caesalpiniaceae

Origin - South East Asia

Tree Size - Medium - Large

Height at Maturity - 25-30 ft.

Other Details - Produces large number of yellow flowers

Uses - Avenue tree, horticultural value, minor timber

Specific location at the Campus - Several Places

Common Name:

English - Pagoda tree
Hindi - Lal champa
Malayalam -
Sanskrit -
Tamil - Segapu arali

Botanical Name - Plumeria rubra Cult.

Family - Apocynaceae

Origin - Tropical America

Tree Size - Small

Height at Maturity - 5-8 ft.

Other Details - Glittering stem

Uses - Produces fragrant flowers, horticultural importance,
medicinal

Specific location at the Campus - Inside the Main building lawn

Common Name:

English - Indigenous beech
Hindi - Karanj
Malayalam - Ungu
Sanskrit - Singhdapathra
Tamil - Pungam

Botanical Name - Pongamia pinnata L.

Family - Fabaceae

Origin - Indigenous

Tree Size - Small to Medium

Height at Maturity - 15-20 ft.

Other Details - Ever green; leaves attacked by insect galls showing
cancerous outgrowth

Uses - Minor timber, seeds yield oil having having high fuel
Values and medicinal.

Specific location at the Campus - Several places

Common Name:

English - Red Sanders
Hindi -
Malayalam - Senchantham
Sanskrit -
Tamil - Rathachanthanam

Botanical Name - Pterocarpus santalinus L.

Family - Fabaceae

Origin - Indigenous

Tree Size - Medium-Large

Height at Maturity - 40-50 ft.

Other Details -

Uses - Heartwood has medicinal and cosmetic values, used for making precision musical instruments in Japan, carving works

Specific location at the Campus - Left to the road leading from Canteen to Workshop