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Common Name:
English - Copper Pod
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
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Common Name:
English - Pagoda Tree
Hindi - Lal Champa
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
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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
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Common Name:
English - Red Sanders
Malayalam - Senchantham
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
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Amrita