LIST OF NON-TIMBER

FOREST PRODUCE OF TAMIL NADU

COMMONLY TRADED PLANTS FROM

CHENNAI – MADURAI – TUTICORIN – SALEM – NAGERKOIL – COIMBATORE – DINDIGUL

MARKETS

   S.NO

                       BOTANICAL NAME

                    TRADE NAME

1

ABRUS PRECATORIUS

KUNDUMANI

2

ABUTILON INDICUM

THUTTI

3

ACACIA CAESIA

INDUM / SINGAPORE PATTAI

4

ACACIA CATECHU

KARUNKAALI

5

ACACIA CHUNDRA

KARUNKAALI

6

ACACIA LEUCOPHILIA

VELVAELAM

7

ACACIA NILOTICA

KARUVAELAM

8

ACALYPHA FRUTICOSA

SINNI

9

ACHYRANTHES ASPERA

NAAYURUVI VAER

10

ACHYRANTHES ASPERA

NAAYURUVI

11

ACONITUM HETEROPHYLLUM

ATIVIDAYAM

12

ACORUS CALAMUS

VASAMBU

13

ADHATODA VASACA

ADHATODAI

14

AEGLE MARMELOS

VILVAM

15

AERVA LANATA

KANNU POOLAI

16

ALANGIUM SPS.

SEPPANGU

17

ALBIZZIA AMARA

USIL

18

ALBIZZIA LEBBECK

VAAGAI

19

ALOE VERA

KATHAALAI

20

ALPINIA CALCARATA

SITHARATHAI

21

ALPINIA GALANGA

THUMMARASTRAM

22

ALTERNANTHERA SESSILIS

KODUPPAI, PONNANKANNI

23

AMOMUM SUBULATUM

KAATTU EALAM

24

ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE

MUNTHIRI

25

ANDROGRAPHIS ALATA

KIRISAATHU, PERIYAANANGAI

26

ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA

NILAVAEMBU

27

ANETHUM SOWA

SADAKUPPAI

28

ANISOMELES MALABARICA

PERUM THUMBAI

29

ANOGEISSUS LATIFOLIA

MARUTHAM PATTAI

30

AQUILARIA AGALLOCHA

AKIL KATTAI

31

ARECA CATECHU

KATHAKAMBU

32

ARISTOLOCHIA BRACTEOLATA

AADUTHINDA PAALAI

33

ARISTOLOCHIA INDICA

EASWARAMOOLI

34

ARTEMESIA NILGIRICA

THAVANAM

35

ARTEMESIA PALLENS

MARIKOLUNTHU

36

ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS

SATHAAVARI

37

AZADIRACHTA INDICA

VEMBU, NEEM

38

BACOPA MONNERII

NEER BRAHMI

39

BARRINGTONIA RACEMOSA

SAMUTHIRA PALAM

40

BASELLA ALBA

PATCHILAI

41

BASSIA LONGIFOLIA

ELUPPAI POO

42

BERBERIS ARISTATA

MARAMANJAL

43

BIXA ORELLANA

JABRA

44

BLUMEA SP.

POONGURUNTHAL

45

BOERHAAVIA DIFFUSA

MOOKIRATTAI

46

BOMBAX CEIBA

MARATHI MUKKU

47

BORASSUS FLABELLIFER

PANAM POO

48

BOSWELLIA SERRATA

KUNTHIRIKKAM

49

BRASSICA ALBA

VEN KADUGU

50

BUTEA MONOSPERMA

MURUKKAM POO

51

CAESALPINIA BONDUC

KALARCHIKKAI

52

CALAMUS ROTANG

PIRAPPAN KILANGU

53

CALAMUS VIMINALIS

AMAI VAER

54

CALATROPIS GIGANTIA

ERUKKAM VAER

55

CALYPTRANTHES JAMBOLANA

THAKKOLAM

56

CANARIUM STRICTUM

KUNGILIYAM

57

CANELLA ALBA

KILIYURAM PATTAI

58

CAPPARIS SEPIARIA

KALARCHI ILAI? AATHONDAI

59

CAPPARIS ZEYLANICA

BOOMI SAKKARAI

60

CARDIOSPERMUM HELICACABUM

MUDAKKATHAN

61

CAREYA ARBOREA

MATHANAKAMA POO, VAHUMBA

62

CARICA PAPAYA

PAPAYA

63

CARISSA CARANDES 

KALAA

64

CARUM CARVI

OMAM

65

CARUM NOTHUM

MARVADI OMUM

66

CASSIA AUNGUSTIFOLIA

SENNA, NILAVARAI

67

CASSIA AURICULATA

AVARAM POO

68

CASSIA FISTULA

SARA KONRAI

69

CASSIA OCCIDENTALIS

SUDALAAVARAI

70

CASSYTHA FILIFORMIS

VAERILLA THAZHI

71

CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS

NITIYA KALAYANI

72

CATUNAREGAM SPINOSA

MANGAN KAAI

73

CEDRUS DEODRA

DEVA THARU

74

CELASTRUS PANICULATUM

VALLULUVAI

75

CENTELLA ASIATICA

VALLARI, BRAHMI

76

CICHORIUM INTYBUS

KAASINI

77

CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA

PARANGI SAMBRANI

78

CINNAMOMUM VERUM

ELAVANGAPATTAI

79

CISSAMPLOS PARIERA

MALAI THANGI VAER?

80

CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS

PIRANDAI

81

CISSUS SETOSA

PUZHI NARALAI KILANGU

82

CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS

KUMATTI VALLI

83

CLEOME VISCOSA

NAIKADUGU

84

CLERODENDRON INERME

SANGUPUSHPI

85

CLERODENDRUM PHLOMOIDES

VAATHAMATAKKI

86

CLERODENDRUM SERRATUM

KANDUBAARANGI

87

CLITORIA TERNATA

SANGU PUSPHI

88

COCCULUS HIRSUTUS

KARUDA KODI ? KATTUKODI

89

COCOS NUCIFERA

POOTHA VIRUTCHAM

90

COLEUS FORSKOHLII

KARPURA VALLI

91

CORALLOCARPUS EPIGAEUS

AGASAKARUDAN

92

COSCINIUM FENESTRATUM

MARAMANJAL

93

COSTUS SPECIOUS

KOSTHUM

94

CRATEAVA RELIGIOSA

MAAVILANGAM

95

CROTON TIGILIUM

NERVALAM

96

CUMINUM CYMINIUM

SEERAGAM

97

CURCULIGO ORCHIOIDES

NILAPANAI

98

CURCUMA AROMATICA

KASTHURI MANJAL

99

CURCUMA LONGA

MANJAL

100

CURCUMA ZEDOARIA

POOLAN KILANGU

101

CYCAS CIRCINALIS

MADHANA KAMA POO

102

CYCLEA PELTATA

PADA THAALI KILANGU

103

CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS

LEMON GRASS

104

CYNODON DACTYLON

ARUGAM PULL

105

CYPERUS BULBOSUS

KORAI KILANGU

106

DACTYLOCTENIUM AEGYPTIUM

SONAKAPUL

107

DATURA METEL

OOMATHAI

108

DATURA STRAMONIUM

OOMATHAI

109

DECALEPIS HAMILTONII

MAHAALI