Scientific name

Local name

Importance

Fuel wood block

1

Albizzia chinensis

Hottebage

Fuel wood; leaves as fodder for goats; slope stabilization

2

Anogeissus latifolia

Dindiga

One of the toughest and useful woods; gum for tanning and calico printing;  leaves as fodder; good for rocky and dry areas; leaves for silkworm to produce tassar silk

3

Bridelia retusa

Kandakasana

Timber and firewood, leaves for manure. Bark and leaves important in ayurveda

4

Cordia wallichi

Challehannu

Fruits eaten by bears; cattle feed on leaves; fruits edible. Fruits medicinal; for pickling

5

Dillenia pentagyna

Kanigale

Malabar giant squirrel feed on fruits; monkeys and birds feed on fruits. Plant parts used in ayurvedic medicine

6

Diospyros melanoxylon

Tumri

Drought resistant tree. Good fuel and timber; wood valued for carving; leaves as NTFP. Fruit bats, birds, particularly hornbills feed on fruits. Fruits edible to humans; leaves make fodder;  

7

Grewia tilifolia

Tadasalu

Malabar giant squirrel feed on bark and leaves

8

Melia dubia

Hebbevu

Fast growing large tree; produces useful timber and firewood. High biomass improves soil fertility, where it grows densely good watershed protection can be expected. Bioinsecticide from leaves for chicken pests; dry leaves when burns repels mosquitos; seed oil insect repellent like neem oil. It can yield upto 40 tons biomass/year for 10 years and is a good solution for firewood crisis in Banavasi region; good for biomass gasification plant

9

Xylia xylocarpa

Jambe

Fuelwood and leaf manure, bark medicinal, N-fixer; favours regrowth of evergreens. Malabar giant squirrel feed on seeds

Conservation block

1

Aegle marmelos

Bilpatri

Sacred tree; Leaves, fruit pulp medicinal; leaves have sale value; medicated oil from leaves; gum from fruit added to watercolors; oil distilled from rind for flavouring hair oil; fruit shell for handicrafts; yellow dye from fruit

2

Alangium salvifolium

Ankolemara

Edible fruits; roots very medicinal, leaves and fruits also medicinal; plant is rich in alkaloids; fruits eaten by Roseringed parakeet, Indian myna, Common babbler

3

Alseodaphne semecarpifolia

Mashe

Re-establishment of evergreen forest

4

Artocarpus gomezianus

Waate-huli

Yellow dye from wood and fruits, sour fruits dried and sold like tamarind

5

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Halasu

Edible fruit and seeds,  chips prepared from fruits, tender fruits as vegetable. Leaves and fruit waste as fodder; plant parts, including latex,  medicinal; orange-red dye from wood; useful for re-establishment of evergreen nature; strong wind-break tree; many herbivores feed on the fruits

6

Buchanania lanzan

Nurkalu

Nuts edible, for making sweet-meats. Good for afforesting bare hill slopes; roots, leaves and fruits medicinal; char oil extracted from fruit medicinal; nuts have export value

7

Butea monosperma

Muttaga, Palasa

Roots, leaves, flowers, seeds, gum and bark reputed in medicines. Tree ornamental; dry leaves sold as eating plates. Fabric dye from flowers. Tree considered sacred.

8

Carallia brachiata

Andamurgila

Large tree for re-establishment of evergreen forests. Stem bark wound healing; fruits and seeds edible

9

Caryota urens

Bainymara

Palm of great ecological significance. Palm civets disperse seeds; juice from flowers (palm toddy) made into palm jiggery. Flowers produce nectar and favours apiculture; leaf fibre for brushes; old stem for timber; starch from stem pith as food of medicinal value

10

Cassia fistula

Kakkemara

Tree with beautiful flowers; flowers provide pollen to honey bees and leaf nectaries provide nectar. Fruit pulp/seeds reputed in ayurvedic medicines. Flowers and bark medicinal

11

Ficus benghalensis

Aala

Large tree useful for forest restoration. Used in ayurvedic medicines; many birds and mammals feed on fruits; keystone species; leaves for fodder

12

Ficus callosa

Neeruvatee

Fore evergreen forest restoration; ecosystem value- birds and bats feed on the fruits.

13

Flacourtia montana

Hannu-sampige

Good for evergreen forest restoration; fruit edible, has market value

14

Hydnocarpus pentandra

Toratte

Good for evergreen forest restoration. Seeds and seed oil reputed in ayurveda for skin diseases

15

Madhuca indica

Ippimara

Petals used as food; seed oil for cosmetics and soap; as biofuel; fat used in chocolates and sweets; oil cake as fertilizer; plant medicinal; leaves have fodder value; seed as NTFP. Fruits eaten by many wild animals and birds

16

Mangifera indica

Maavu

Good for evergreen forest restoration; wild mangoes like appemidi used for pickling can promote cottage industry

17

Phyllanthus emblica

Nellikai

Highly valued forest produce; fruit as food, for pickling; reputed as highly medicinal

18

Pongamia pinnata

Honge

Fast growing evergreen tree;  can grow on poor soils; good for nitrogen enrichment; leaves make good green manure and has pesticide property; seed oil for blending with diesel; one tree can produce up to 40 kg seeds/year

19

Pterocarpus marsupium

Honnemara

Timber, adds soil fertility, leaves for fodder, latex medicinal.

20

Santalum album

Sreegandha

Many saplings and treelets in Rangapura forest, Badangod; needs protection through VFC participation

21

Sapindus laurifolius

Antuvaala

Soapnut fruit is NTFP; flowers source of highly priced honey

22

Syzygium cumini

Neerale

Good for evergreen forest re-establishment; edible fruits; plant parts, fruits and seeds have medicinal values. Large fruited varieties recommended or planting

23

Tamarindus indicus

Hunsemara

Tamarind fruit could be a good source of income f locals. Tree recommended for planting alongside CPT

24

Terminalia bellirica

Tari

Fruits rich in tannin, dye from fruits for fabrics; fruit very medicinal; seed oil for soap

25

Zanthoxylum rhetsa

Jumminkaimara

Fruit an NTFP; used for falvouring curries.