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MESSAGES FOREWORD AND SPECIAL THANKS Pheroza J. Godrej PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ashok S. Kothari NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE FRIENDS OF THE TREES: THE FIRST 50 YEARS Nandkumar Naik DESCRIPTIONS OF TREES PINACEAE Chir Pine, Chilgoza Pine, Blue Pine, Deodar, West Himalayan Fir, High-Level Fir, West Himalayan Spruce, Himalayan Larch CUPRESSACEAE Himalayan Pencil Juniper, other Junipers, Himalayan Cypress SALICACEAE Himalayan Poplar, Indian Willow, other Willows JUGLANDACEAE Himalayan Walnut BETULACEAE Himalayan Silver Birch FAGACEAE Grey Oak, Brown Oak MORACEAE Banyan, Pipal, Umbar, Benjamin Fig, other Ficuses, Jackfruit, Bread Fruit, Mulberry ULMACEAE Wavala SANTALACEAE Sandalwood DILLENIACEAE Chalta MAGNOLIACEAE Son Champa, Campbell’s Magnolia ANNONACEAE Asopalav PLATANACEAE Chinar FABACEAE Caesalpinioideae: Indian Laburnum, Red Cassia, Burmese Pink Cassia, Flowering Ashoka, Tree of Heaven, Kanchan, Rakta-Kanchan, White Bauhinia, Apta, Tamarind, Gul Mohur, Peltophorum, Divi-divi Mimosoideae: Babul, Khejri, Rain Tree, Shirish, Jungle Jalebi, Coral Wood Papilionoideae (Faboideae): Gunja, Flame of the Forest, Indian Coral, Karanj, Sissoo ZYGOPHYLLACEAE Lignum Vitae RUTACEAE Bael, Kavath, Kamini, Kadipatta, Bijaura ANACARDIACEAE Mango, Cashew SAPINDACEAE Kusum, Soapnut BURSERACEAE Kakad MELIACEAE Nim, Mahogany SIMARUBACEAE Mahanim RHAMNACEAE Bor TILIACEAE Phalsa MALVACEAE Baobab, Bhendi Tree STERCULIACEAE Karaya, Coloured Sterculia, Jangli Badam, Buddha’s Coconut BOMBACACEAE Red Silk-Cotton, White Silk-Cotton COCHLOSPERMACEAE Yellow Silk-Cotton DIPTEROCARPACEAE Sal LYTHRACEAE Pride of India MYRTACEAE Jamun, Jamrul, Bottle-brush ERICACEAE Rhododendrons LECYTHIDACEAE Samudraphul, Cannon-ball Tree, Kumbhi SAPOTACEAE Bakul, Khirni, Star-apple, Mahua, Chiku OLEACEAE Parijatak SALVADORACEAE Pilu BORAGINACEAE Scarlet Cordia, Gundi, Bhokar VERBENACEAE Teak BIGNONIACEAE Indian Cork Tree, Ragat Rohido, Spathodea, Jacaranda, Basanti, Rosy Trumpet, Sausage Tree RUBIACEAE Bartondi, Dikamali, Haldu CLUSIACEAE Kadamba, Sultanchampa, Nagkesar, Kokam EUPHORBIACEAE Amla, Putranjiva OCHNACEAE Ochna MORINGACEAE Drumstick Tree CAPPARACEAE Karil, Sacred Barna COMBRETACEAE Arjun, Crocodile-bark Tree, Deshi Badam, Hollock PROTEACEAE Silver Oak APOCYNACEAE Pagoda Tree, Satvin, Indrajav, Kurchi ELAEOCARPACEAE Rudraksh PANDANACEAE Kevada ARECACEAE Coconut Palm, Royal Palm, Palmyra Palm, Fish-tail Palm, Wild Date Palm, Fish-tail Palm, Branching Palm, Talipot Palm, Betel Nut Palm, Chinese Fan Palm GLOSSARY SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX OF COMMON NAMES INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES ABOUT THE SPONSORS