The Andaman Islands fall within the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot. While endemism estimated to be a modest 17%, the islands share about 65% of its tree species with south-west Myanmar.[1] Early explorers like Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz documented the flora of the region, and Charles Edward Parkinson published a Flora of the Andaman Islands[2] with important tree species of the region. Since then, a number of tree species have been described.[3][4] A comprehensive checklist of flora of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has been published by the Botanical Survey of India - a 3-volume flora is currently under preparation of which the first volume was published in 2008.[5]
List of species
editThis checklist includes trees and other flora listed in Parkinson (1923).[2] It includes most native tree species and some exotic trees species.
Family | Scientific name | Old name (as per Parkinson 1923) |
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Dilleniaceae | Dillenia pilosa | |
Dillenia scabrella | ||
Dillenia pentagyna | ||
Delima sarmentosa | ||
Magnoliceae | Magnolia andamanica | Talauma andamanica |
Schisandraceae | Kadsura roxburghiana | |
Annonaceae | Orophea hexandra | |
Orophea polycarpa | ||
Miliusa tectona | ||
Polyalthia andamanica | ||
Maasia glauca | Polyalthia parkinsonii | |
Polyalthia simiarum | ||
Goniothalamus macranthus | Melodorum macranthum | |
Goniothalamus meeboldii | Mitrephora prainii | |
Sageraea elliptica | ||
Unona dasymaschala | ||
Popowia nitida | ||
Popowia kurzii | ||
Phaeanthus andamanicus | ||
Anaxagorea luzonensis | ||
Artabotrys speciosus | ||
Oxymitra fornicata | ||
Uvaria hamiltonii | ||
Uvaria andamanica | ||
Menispermaceae | Tinospora cordifolia | |
Antitaxis calocarpa | ||
Capparidaceae | Capparis sepiaria | |
Capparis floribunda | ||
Capparis ambigua | ||
Capparis tenera | ||
Capparis horrida | ||
Capparis micracantha | ||
Alsodeia roxburghii | ||
Alsodeia bengalensis | ||
Flacourtiaceae | Scolopia crenata | |
Ryparosa kurzii | ||
Euphorbiaceae | Drypetes longifolia | |
Polygalaceae | Xanthophyllum andamanicum | |
Hypericaceae | Cratoxylon formosum | |
Calophyllaceae | Calophyllum inophyllum | |
Calophyllum spectabile | ||
Calophyllum amoenum | ||
Mesua ferrea | ||
Mesua manii | Kayea manii | |
Clusiaceae | Garcinia mangostana | |
Garcinia xanthochymus | ||
Garcinia andamanica | ||
Garcinia cowa | ||
Garcinia speciosa | ||
Garcinia microstigma | ||
Garcinia kydia | ||
Garcinia cadelliana | ||
Pentaphylacaceae | Ternstroemia penangiana | |
Dipterocarpaceae | Dipterocarpus grandiflorus | Dipterocarpus griffithii |
Dipterocarpus gracilis | Dipterocarpus turbinatus var. andamanicus | |
Dipterocarpus kerrii | ||
Dipterocarpus alatus | Dipterocarpus incanus | |
Dipterocarpus costatus | ||
Hopea odorata | ||
Hopea andamanica / sp | ||
Ancistrocladaceae | Ancistrocladus extensus | |
Ancistrocladus attenuatus | ||
Malvaceae | Hibiscus tiliaceus | |
Hibiscus abelmoschus | ||
Hibiscus scandens | ||
Thespesia populnea | ||
Eriodendron anfractuosum | ||
Bombax insigne | ||
Pterygota alata | Sterculia alata | |
Pterocymbium tinctorium | Sterculia campanulata | |
Sterculia parviflora | ||
Sterculia rubiginosa | ||
Sterculia villosa | ||
Sterculia colorata | ||
Heritiera littoralis | ||
Pterospermum aceroides | ||
Leptonychia glabra | ||
Berrya ammonilla | ||
Grewia calophylla | ||
Grewia laevigata | ||
Grewia microcos | ||
Brownlowia lanceolata | ||
Elaeocarpus aristatus | ||
Elaeocarpus robustus | ||
Rutaceae | Acronychia laurifolia | |
Atalantia monophylla | ||
Evodia glabra | ||
Limonia alata | ||
Zanthoxylum budrunga | ||
Zanthoxylum andamanicum | ||
Micromelum pubescens | ||
Murraya exotica | ||
Glycosmis pentaphylla | ||
Simaroubaceae | Samadera lucida | |
Picrasma javanica | ||
Ailanthus kurzii | ||
Ochnaceae | Ochna wallichii | |
Gomphia hookeriii | ||
Burseraceae | Garuga pinnata | |
Canarium euphyllum | ||
Canarium coccineo-bracteatum | ||
Canarium denticulatum | Canarium manii | |
Ganophyllum falcatum | ||
Meliaceae | Sandoricum indicum | |
Carapa moluccensis | ||
Carapa obovata | ||
Chukrasia tabularis | ||
Chisocheton grandiflorus | ||
Dysoxylum arborescens | ||
Dysoxylum thyrsoideum | ||
Dysoxylum andamanicum | ||
Aglaia ganggo | ||
Aglaia glaucescens | ||
Aglaia fusca | ||
Aglaia andamanica | ||
Walsura candollei | ||
Walsura hypoleuca | ||
Walsura robusta | ||
Amoora wallichii | ||
Amoora rohituka | ||
Azadirachta indica | ||
Dichapetalaceae | Dichapetalum gelonioides subsp. andamanicum | Chailletia andamanica |
Olacaceae | Ximenia americana | |
Icacinaceae | Gomphandra andamanica | |
Celastraceae | Glyptopetalum calocarpum | |
Elaeodendron subrotundum | ||
Kurrimia pulcherrima | ||
Sapindaceae | Pometia pinnata | |
Harpullia cupanioides | ||
Erioglossum rubiginosum | ||
Mischocarpus sundaicus | ||
Arytera littoralis | ||
Lepisanthus andamanica | ||
Nephelium sp | ||
Anacardiaceae | Mangifera andamanica | |
Mangifera sylvatica | ||
Buchanania platyneura | ||
Semecarpus prainii | ||
Semecarpus kurzii | ||
Drimycarpus racemosus | ||
Anacardium occidentale | ||
Bouea burmanica | ||
Spondias mangifera | ||
Odina/lannea wodier/coromandelia | ||
Parishia insignis | ||
Dracantomelum mangiferum | ||
Connaraceae | Ellipanthus calophyllus | |
Fabaceae | Desmodium umbellatum | |
Sophora tomentosa | ||
Erythrina indica | ||
Pongamia glabra | ||
Pterocarpus dalbergioides | ||
Cynometra ramiflora | ||
Afzelia bijuga | ||
Cassia nodosa | ||
Peltophorum ferrugineum | ||
Adenanthera pavonina | ||
Albizzia stipulata | ||
Albizzia lebbek | ||
Albizzia procera | ||
Pithecelobium angulatum | ||
Rosaceae | Prunus martabanica | |
Pygeum acuminatum | ||
Escalloniaceae | Polyosma integrifolia | |
Rhizophoraceae | Rhizophora mucronata | |
Rhizophora conjugata | ||
Bruguiera gymnorhiza | ||
Bruguiera parviflora | ||
Ceriops candolleana | ||
Carallia lucida | ||
Combretaceae | Terminalia procera | |
Terminalia catappa | ||
Terminalia bialata | ||
Terminalia manii | ||
Lumnitzera coccinea | ||
Lumnitzera racemosa | ||
Gyrocarpus americanus | ||
Myrtaceae | Eugenia javanica | |
Eugenia manii | ||
Eugenia kurzii | ||
Eugenia acuminatissima | ||
Eugenia claviflora | ||
Eugenia jambolana | ||
Eugenia andamanica | ||
Eugenia grata | ||
Eugenia cymosa | ||
Barringtonia speciosa | ||
Barringtonia racemosa | ||
Planchonia andamanica | ||
Careya valida | ||
Melastomataceae | Memecylon caeruleum | |
Memecylon edule | ||
Memecylon andamanicum | ||
Memecylon pauciflorum | ||
Memecylon elegans | ||
Lythraceae | Pemphis acidula | |
Sonneratia acida | ||
Sonneratia alba | ||
Lagerstroemia hypoleuca | ||
Duabanga sonneratioides | ||
Crypteronia paniculata | ||
Salicaceae | Casearia andamanica | |
Tetramelaceae | Tetrameles nudiflora | |
Araliaceae | Brassaiopsis palmata | |
Heteropanax fragrans | ||
Arthrophyllum diversifoium | ||
Rubiaceae | Stephegyne diversifolia | |
Anthocephalus cadamba | ||
Nauclea gageana | ||
Nauclea pururascens | ||
Morinda citrifolia | ||
Uncaria pedicellata | ||
Mussaenda macrophylla | ||
Webera kurzii | ||
Ixora brunnescens | ||
Ixora finlaysoniana | ||
Guettarda speciosa | ||
Scyphiphora hydrophyllaceae | ||
Randia densiflora | ||
Randia exaltata | ||
Canthium glabrum | ||
Timonius jambosella | ||
Gardenia coronaria | ||
Myrsinaceae | Ardisia humilis | |
Ardisia andamanica | ||
Aegiceras majus | ||
Maesa ramentaceae | ||
Sapotaceae | Mimosops littoralis | |
Mimosops elengi | ||
Bassia butyraceae | ||
Planchonella longipetiolata | Sideroxylon longipetiolatum | |
Sideroxylon ferrugineum | ||
Ebenaceae | Diospyros kurzii | |
Diospyros oocarpa | ||
Diospyros pyrhocarpa | ||
Diospyros undulata | ||
Diospyros pilosula | ||
Diospyros montana | ||
Symplocaceae | Symplocos racemosa | |
Oleaceae | Chionanthus parkinsonii | Linociera parkinsonii |
Chionanthus mala-elengi subsp. terniflorus | Linociera terniflora | |
Apocynaceae | Ochrosia borbonica | |
Alstonia kurzii | ||
Hunteria corymbosa | ||
Tabernaemontana crispa | ||
Wrightia tomentosa | ||
Cerbera odallam | ||
Loganiaceae | Fagraea morindaefolia | |
Boraginaceae | Cordia subcordata | |
Cordia grandis | ||
Ehretia laevis | ||
Tournefortia argentea | ||
Bignoniaceae | Dolichandrone rheedii | |
Heterophragma adenophyllum | ||
Pajanella rheedii | ||
Oroxylum indicum | ||
Verbenaceae | Premna integrifolia | |
Avicennia officinalis | ||
Gmelina arborea | ||
Vitex diversifolia | ||
Vitex glabrata | ||
Nyctaginaceae | Pisonia umbellifera | Pisonia excelsa |
Myristicaceae | Knema andamanica | Myristica glaucescens |
Myristica andamanica | ||
Endocomia macrocoma var. prainii | Myristica prainii | |
Horsfieldia irya | Myristica irya | |
Horsfieldia glabra | Myristica glabra | |
Lauraceae | Cinnamomum obtusifolium | |
Litsea chinensis | ||
Litsea leiantha | ||
Litsea panamonja | ||
Litsea kurzii | ||
Cryptocarya andamanica | ||
Cryptocarya ferrarsi | ||
Cryptocarya caesia | ||
Cryptocarya amygdalina | ||
Dehaasia kurzii | ||
Hernandiaceae | Hernandia peltata | |
Proteaceae | Helicia excelsa | |
Opiliaceae | Champereia manillana | |
Euphorbiaceae | Euphorbia trigona | |
Euphorbia epiphylloides | ||
Phyllanthus columnaris | ||
Bridelia tomentosa | ||
Glochidion calocarpum | ||
Glochidion andamanicum | ||
Glochidion hirsutum | ||
Cyclostemon assamicus | ||
Cyclostemon macrophyllus | ||
Gelonium multiflorum | ||
Gelonium bifarium | ||
Cliesanthus myrianthus | ||
Aporosa villosula | ||
Macaranga andamanica | ||
Macaranga indica | ||
Macaranga tanarius | ||
Endospermum malaccense | ||
Baccaurea sapida | ||
Sapium baccatum | ||
Croton argyratus | ||
Mallotus acuminatus | ||
Mallotus philippinensis | ||
Mallotus andamanicus | ||
Mallotus kurzii | ||
Excoecaria agallocha | ||
Hemicyclia andamanica | ||
Cleidion javanicum | ||
Cleidion nitidum | ||
Homonoia riparia | ||
Claoxylon indicum | ||
Bischofia javanica | ||
Cannabaceae | Celtis wightii | |
Celtis cinnamomea | ||
Trema amboinensis | ||
Gironniera subaequalis | ||
Gironniera luidca | ||
Moraceae | Ficus hispida | |
Ficus brevicuspis | ||
Ficus rumphfii | ||
Ficus glomerata | ||
Ficus variegata | ||
Ficus benjamina | ||
Ficus retusa | ||
Ficus glabella | ||
Ficus gibbosa | ||
Ficus scandens | ||
Ficus obtusifolia | ||
Ficus indica | ||
Ficus infectoria | ||
Ficus altissima | ||
Ficus ramentacea | ||
Ficus callosa | ||
Ficus nervosa | ||
Ficus glaberrima | ||
Artocarpus gomeziana | ||
Artocarpus lakoocha | ||
Artocarpus chaplasha | ||
Antiaris toxicaria | ||
Morus laevigata | ||
Streblus asper | ||
Phyllochlamys spinosa | ||
Plecospermum andamanicum | ||
Urticaceae | Pipturus veluntinus | |
Casuarinaceae | Casuarina equisetifolia | |
Podocarpaceae | Podocarpus neerifolia | |
Cycadaceae | Cycas rumphfii | |
Marantaceae | Donax canniformis | Clinogyne grandis |
Flagellariaceae | Flagellaria indica | |
Pandanaceae | Pandanus tectorius | |
Pandanus andamanensium | ||
Pandanus leram | ||
Freycinetia sp | ||
Asparagaceae | Dracaena angustifolia | |
Dracaena spicata | ||
Arecaceae | Phoenix paludosa | |
Nipa fruticans | ||
Pinanga manii | ||
Pinanga kuhlii | ||
Calamus andamanicus | ||
Calamus pseudorivalis | ||
Calamus palustris | ||
Calamus longisetus | ||
Calamus viminalis | ||
Daemonorops kurzianus | ||
Daemonorops manii | ||
Korthalasia laciniosa | ||
Caryota mitis | ||
Corypha umbraculifera | ||
Licuala peltata | ||
Licuala spinosa | ||
Poaceae | Phragmites karka | |
Tripidium arundinaceum (syn. Saccharum arundinaceum) | ||
Thysanolaena agrostis | ||
Oxytenanthera nigrociliata | ||
Bambusa lineata | ||
Bambusa schizostachyoides | ||
Schizostachyum rogersii | ||
Dinochloa andamanica |
References
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