Gardenia jasminoides J. Ellis

 Local name: তগৰ (Tagor)

Scientific Name: Gardenia jasminoides J. Ellis

Family: Family: Rubiaceae

Dept. of Botany, Namrup College

Terminalia arjuna W & A

 Local name: অৰ্জুন (Arjun)

Scientific Name: Terminalia arjuna W & A

Family: Family: Combretaceae

Dept. of Botany, Namrup College

Ravenala madagascariensis Sonn.

 Local name: পান্থপাদপ (Panthapapod)

Scientific Name: Ravenala madagascariensis Sonn.

Family: Family: Strelitziaceae

Dept. of Botany, Namrup College

Bombax ceiba L.

 Local name: শিমলু (Simolu)

Scientific Name: Bombax ceiba L.

Family: Family: Malvaceae

Dept. of Botany, Namrup College

Antidesma ghaesembilla Geartn.

 Local name: হেলচ্

Scientific Name: Antidesma ghaesembilla  Geartn.

Family: Family: Calophyllaceae

General characteristics: 

Uses:

Albizia lebbeck Benth

Botanical name: Albizia lebbeck Benth

Family: Mimosaceae

Common name: Lebbek

Vernicular name: শিৰিষ (স্বৰ্ণচূড়া)

General characteristics: Lebbek is a deciduous, perennial medium-sized legume tree. It reaches 3-15 m in plantations and up to 30 m in the open. Its dense shade-producing crown can be as large as 30 m in diameter. Leaves are bipinnate with 3-11 pairs of bright green, oblong leaflets, 1.5-6.5 cm long x 0.5-3.5 cm broad. Inflorescences are globular clusters of 15-40 white fragrant flowers. The fruits are 10-30 cm long x 3-6 cm broad, reddish-brown pods that contain 5-15 flat rounded, free moving seeds. They produce an incessant rattle in the wind, reminding women's chatter, hence the name "women's tongue" (FAO, 2010; Orwa et al., 2009; Lowry et al., 1992).

Distribution: Lebbek is native to tropical Africa, Asia and Northern Australia. It is widely naturalized within sub-humid, semi-arid tropics and subtropical areas where there is a marked dry season and a reliable rainy season. It is found from sea level up to an altitude of 1800 m (Cook et al., 2005; Lowry et al., 1992; Duke, 1983).

Uses: Good for fire wood. It is generally planted as shade tree in tea and coffee garden (Orwa et al., 2009; Duke, 1983).. Its provide shelter for birds and varieties of inspect. Due to rapid growing nature of the plant, people prefer to plant it in public places for shade. Lebbek is a multipurpose tree. As a fodder tree, its foliage, twigs, flowers and immature pods are relished by different classes of livestock (camels, cattle, small ruminants and rabbits) (FAO, 2010). It is also used planted as timber yielding plant. Lebbek is suitable for agroforestry regimes in which the benefits of animal production are combined with wood production (Lowry et al., 1998).

IUCN status: LC

Dillenia indica L

Botanical name: Dillenia indica L.

Family: Dilleniaceae

Common name: Elephant apple

Assamese name: ঔটেঙা

General characteristics: It is a native plant of China and Asia. In India, it is found in Andaman & Nicobar Island, Assam, West Bengal, Himalayan Region (Barooah & Ahmed, 2014). It is a medium size tree growing upto 15 m tall. Leaves simple, large, alternate or spirally arranged, petioles channeled above, exstipulate or stipulate and its length is about 15-36 cm. Flowers solitary or clusters in terminal racemes, bracts, bracteoles caduceus when present, Calyx 5 toothed, spreading, enlarged and fleshy in fruit. Corolla 5 lobed, white or yellow, usually larger that sepals, caduceus. Stamens free, njumerous, filaments cylondric, anthers linear with parallel loculi, Carpels 5-20, borne on conical receptacle, radiating styules, ovules 4-80. Fruits indehisecent pseudocarps, enclosed by enlarged thick sepals, seeds exarillate (Ganeshaiah and Kailash; Komor & Devi 2016).

Uses: Dillenia indica is widely used in various purposes. Timber is used to make post in traditional house by village people. In rural areas, people use its trunk in construction of local boat. As the fruit is sour in taste, so its use in preparation of various forms of delicious food in Assamese kitchen. Fruit is used in preparation of prickle. It has antidysentric property. In Assam, fruit is cooked with fish and it is one of the popular delicious curries which is called as “Machor Tenga”. The inner mucilaginous part of the fruit is used for hair wash and people believe that it is better than shampoo.  

IUCN status: LC