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Central Regional Centre, Allahabad

Associated Garden

Associated Garden

The Botanic Garden attached to Central Regional Centre is situated in main office campus of Botanical Survey of India, Allahabad. It is in c. 2.50 hectares area at 98 m altitude, 25°28′ North latitude and 81°51′ East longitude and harbours 618 species with diverse habits belonging to 111 families having medicinal, economically important, ornamental, rare and threatened plants. The garden is divided into many sections viz., Aquatics, Arboretum-cum-mini forest, Bambusetum, Green House, Gymnosperms, Medicinal Plants, Ornamental Plants, Plant Introduction, RET species and Rosery.

MEDICINAL PLANTS

Acorus calamus L.

 

Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.

 

Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees

 

Asparagus racemosus Willd.

 

Boerhavia diffusa L.

 

Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lour.) Oken

 

Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.

 

Chlorophytum arundinaceum Baker

 

Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhandari

 

Curculigo orchioides Gaertn.

 

Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.

 

Gloriosa superba L.

 

Justicia adhatoda L.

 

Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Müll. Arg.

 

Phyllanthus emblica L.

 

 

Piper longum L.

 

Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz

 

Rauvolfia tetraphylla L.

 

Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd.

 

Strychnos nux-vomica L.

 

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb. ex DC.) Wight & Arn.

 

Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb.

 

Tinospora sinensis (Lour.) Merr.

 

Tylophora indica (Burm.f.) Merr.

 

Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal

 

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OIL YIELDING PLANTS

Cymbopogon martini (Roxb.) W.Watson

 

Jatropha curcas L.

 

Madhuca longifolia var. latifolia (Roxb.) A.Chev.

 

Mentha piperata L.

 

Ricinus communis L.

 

Santalum album L.

 

Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn.

 

Schleichera oleosa. (Lour.) Merr.

 

Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty

 

Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.

Azadirachta indica A.Juss.

Bauhinia purpurea L.

 

Dalbergia sissoo DC.

 

Madhuca longifolia var. latifolia (Roxb.) A.Chev.

 

Mangifera indica L.

 

Manilkara hexandra (Roxb.) Dubard

 

Mimusops elengi L.

 

Tamarindus indica L.

 

Tectona grandis L.f.

 

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb. ex DC.) Wight & Arn.

Indopiptadenia oudhensis (Brandis) Brenan

 

DYE AND TANNIN YIELDING PLANTS

Bixa orellana L.

Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub.

Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Müll. Arg.

Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L.

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GUM AND RESIN YIELDING PLANTS

Acacia nilotica subsp. indica (Benth.) Brenan

Azadirachta indica L.

Ficus elastic Roxb. ex Hornem.

 

Moringa oleifera Lam.

Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd.

Firmania simplex (L.) W.Wight

BEVERAGES

Coffea benghalensis B.Heyne ex Schult.

SPICES AND CONDIMENTS

Piper longum L.

FODDER YIELDING PLANTS

Ficus benghalensis L.

Ficus religiosa L.

Madhuca longifolia var. latifolia (Roxb.) A.Chev.

FIBRE YIELDING PLANTS

Bauhinia vahlii Wight & Arn.

Bombax ceiba L.

Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.

Helicteres isora L.

Morus alba L.

 

Artocarpus lacucha Buch.-Ham.

Bauhinia purpurea L.

Bauhinia vahlii Wight & Arn.

Madhuca longifolia var. latifolia (Roxb.) A.Chev.

Manilkara hexandra (Roxb.) Dubard

Phyllanthus emblica L.

 

Tamarindus indica L.

Buchanania cochinchinensis (Lour.) M.R.Almeida