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

110

DERRIS SCANDENS

THETRI VAER

111

DESMODIUM GANGETIUCM

ORILAI

112

DIOSCOREA ALATA

SEVVALLI KODI

113

DIOSCOREA BULBIFERA

KARUDAN KILANGU

114

DIOSCOREA SPS

BOOMISAKKARAI

115

DIOSCOREA SPS.

VELLAI KILANGU

116

DIPTERACANTHUS PATULUS

KODAGA SALAI

117

ECLIPTA ALBA

KARISAALAI

118

ECLIPTA PROSTRATA

NILAVAEMBU ? KARISALAI

119

ELETTARIA CARDOMUM

EALAM

120

EMBELIA RIBES

VAYVU VIDANGAM

121

EMBLICA OFFICINALIS

NELLI

122

ENICOSTEMMA AXILLARE

VELLARAGU

123

ENTADA PURSETHA

YAANAI KALARCHI

124

EUCALYPTUS CITRIODORA

EUCALYPTUS

125

EUPHORBIA HIRTA

AMMAN PATCHARISI

126

EVOLVULUS ALSINOIDES

VISHNU KIRANTHI

127

FERONIA ELEPHANTUM

NILAVILATHI

128

FICUS BENGALENSIS

BOOTHAVIRUTCHAM, AAL

129

FICUS RACEMOSA

ATTHI VITHAI

130

GARCINIA MORELLA

KADUKAAI PULI

131

GAULTHERIA FRAGRATISIMA

WINTER GREEN

132

GLORIOSA SUPERBA

KAANDHAL

133

GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA

ATHIMADURAM

134

GMELINA ARBOREA

KUMIZH VAER

135

GOSSYPIUM SPS.

PARUTHI

136

GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE

SIRU KURINJAN

137

HELICTERES ISORA

VALAMPURI

138

HELIOTROPIUM INDICUM

THAEL KODUKKI

139

HEMIDESMUS INDICUS

NANAARI

140

HIBISCUS ROSASINENSIS

SEMBARATHAI

141

HOLOPTELIA INTEGRIFOLIA

AGIL PATTAI

142

HOLORHENA ANTIDYSENTRICA

KALI MUSLI

143

HUGONIA MYSTAX

MOTHIRA KANNI

144

HYBANTHUS ENNEASPERMUS

ORITHAL THAMARAI

145

HYDNOCARPUS LAURIFOLIA

NIRADI MUTHU

146

HYGROPHILA SCHULLI

NEER MULLI

147

HYSSOPUS OFFICINALIS

JU-BHA

148

ILLICIIUM VERUM

ANNASI POO

149

INDIGOFERA ASPHALATHOIDES

SIVANAARVAEMBU

150

INDIGOFERA TINCTORIA

NEELA AVARI

151

LAGERSTROEMIA LANCEOLATA

VENSUTALI, VENTHEKKU

152

LAURUS NOBILIS

BAY LEAVES

153

LAWSONIA INERMIS

MARUTHAANI

154

LEPIDIUM SATIVUM

AALI

155

LEUCAS ASPERA

SIRU THUMBAI VAER

156

LINUM  USITASSIMUM

ALISIVITHAI

157

LOBELIA NICOTIANAEFOLIA

LOBELIA, POGAI ELAI

158

MALVA SYLVESTRIS

KUBHAJI

159

MANGIFERA INDICA

MAANGAI

160

MELOTHRIA MADRASPATANA

MUSUMUSUKKAI

161

MERREMIA HEDERACEA

ELIKAATHILAI

162

MESUA FERREA

SIRUNAGAPPU

163

MICHELIA CHAMPACA

SENBAGAM

164

MIMOSA PUDICA

THOTTAAL VADI

165

MIMUSOPS ELENGI

MAHILAMPOO

166

MOLLUGO CERVIANA

PARPAADAGAM

167

MORINDA PUBESCENS

MANJANATHI

168

MORINGA PTERIGOSPERMA

MURUNGAI

169

MUCUNA PRURIENS

POONAI KALI

170

MYRISTICA ESCULENTA

MARUTHAM PATTAI

171

MYRISTICA FRAGRANS

JATHIKKAI

172

NARDOSTACHYS JATAMANSI

SADAMANJIL

173

NELUMBIUM SPECIOSUM

THAMARAI

174

NELUMBO NUCIFERA

THAAMARAI

175

NIGELLA SATIVA

KARUN CHIRAGAM

176

NILGIRIANTHUS CILIATUS

KARUNKURINJI VAER

177

OCIMUM BASILICUM

SABJA

178

OCIMUM CANUM

THULASI

179

OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM

NALLA THULASI

180

OLAX SCANDENS

KAALURANGI

181

OPERCULINIA TURPETHUM

KALI MUSLI, SIVATHAI

182

ORCHIS LATIFOLIA

SALAMISRI

183

PARMELIA SPS

KALPAASI

184

PASSIFLORA FOETIDA

PASSIFLORA

185

PAVONIA ODORATA

SITHA MUTTI

186

PEDALIUM MUREX

PERUNERUNJI

187

PERGULARIA DAEMIA

VAELIPARUTHI

188

PHOENIX DACTILIFERA

KARCHOORKAI

189

PHOENIX SYLVESTRIS

EINTHI MANDAI

190

PHYLA NUDIFLORA

PODUTHALAI

191

PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS

KEELA NELLI

192

PHYLLANTHUS RETICULATUS

KARUVILANGI

193

PICCORHIZA KURROA

KADUGU ROGINI

194

PIPER CUBEBA

VAL MILAGU

195

PIPER LONGUM

THIPPILI

196

PIPER NIGRUM

MILAGU

197

PIPER WALLICHII

KATTU MILAGU/ ERAENUGUM

198

PLANTAGO OVATA

ISPOGAL

199

PLECTRANTHES VETTIVIRIOIDES

VILAMICHAN

200

PLUMBAGO ROSEA

SEVVALLI KODI

201

PLUMBAGO ZEYLANICA

SITHIRA MOOLAM

202

POLYALTHIA LONGIFOLIA

ASOKAPATTAI

203

POLYGALA CHINENSIS

SIRIYA NANGAI

204

PONGAMIA PINNATA

PUNGAM  PATTAI

205

PROSOPIS CINERIA

VANNI

206

PSEUDARTHRIA VISCIDA

ORILAI VAER? MOOVILAI

207

PSILANTHUS TRAVANCORENSIS

PUSHKIRAMULAM

208

PSORALEA CORYLIFOLIA

KARPOGA ARISI

209

PTEROCARPUS MARSUPIUM

VENGAI KATTAI

210

PTEROCARPUS SANTALINUS

SEN SANTHANAM

211

PUNICA GRANATUM

MATHULAI ODU

212

QUERCUS INFECTORIA

MAASIKAAI

213

QUERCUS PUBESCENS

GALL NUTS

214

RAWVOLFIA SERPENTINA

SARPAGANTHI

215

RHUS SACCEDANEA

KADUKKAI POO

216

RICINUS COMMUNIS

AMANAKKU

217

ROSA INDICA

ROSE

218

RUBIA CORDIFOLIA

MANJISTI

219

RUMEX CRISPUS

YELLOW DOCK ROOTS

220

RUTA GRAVEOLANS

SATHAAPU ELAI

221

SALACIA CHINENSIS

PON KORANDI VAER

222

SANTALAM ALBUM

VEN SANTHANUM

223

SAPINDUS TRIFOLIATA

POONJAAN KOTTAI

224

SCILLA SP.

WHITE SQUILLS

225

SCINDAPSUS OFFICINALIS

YAANA THIPILI

226

SEMACARPUS ANACARDIUM

SERAANKOTTAI

227

SIDA CORDIFOLIA

THUTHI

228

SMILAX CHINENSIS

KAAMASAKKARAI

229

SOLANUM TRILOBATUM

THOOTHUVALAI

230

SOLANUM VIRGINIANUM

KANDA KATHIRI

231

SPERMACOCE HISPIDA

NATHAI SOORI

232

SPHERANTHUS AMARANTHOIDES

SIVAKARANTHAI

233

SPHERANTHUS INDICUS

SIVAKARANTHAI

234

SPILANTHES SP

AGRAKARAM

235

STEREPSPERMUM PERSONATUM

PAATHIRI VAER

236

STRYCHNOS NUX-VOMICA

ETTI

237

STRYCHNOS POTATORUM

THETRAN

238

SWERTIA CHIRATA

NILA VEMBU, KALMEGH

239

SYMPLOCOS RACEMOSA

LOTHIRAM PATTAI

240

SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM

ELAVANGAM

241

SYZYGIUM CUMINI

NAAVAL PATTAI

242

TAMARINDUS INDICA

PULI

243

TAXUS BACCATA

THALISA PATHIRI

244

TEPHROSIA PURPUREA

KOLUNGI

245

TERMINALIA ARJUNA

MARUTHAM PATTAI

246

TERMINALIA BELLERICA

THAANRI

247

TERMINALIA CATAPA

SARAPARUPPU

248

TERMINALIA CHEBULA

KADUKKAI

249

TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA

AMIRTHAVALLI, SEENTHIL

250

TRACHYSPERMUM AMMI

MARVAADI OMMAM

251

TRAGIA INVOLUCRATA

SIRU KANJORI VER

252

TRAGIA PLUKNETTI

SENTHATTI VAER

253

TRIANTHEMA DECANDRA

SARANAI

254

TRIANTHEMA SPS.

VATTA SARANAI

255

TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS

BADA GOKHRU, NERUNGI

256

TRICHOSANTHES ANGUINA

PAEY PUDAL

257

TRIDAX PROCUMBENS

KARAPPAN POONDU

258

TYLOPHORA ASTHMATICA

PAAL KODI

259

VALERIANA OFFICINALIS

VALERIAN / ASSARUM

260

VENTILAGO MADRASPATANA

SURIL PATTAI

261

VERNONIA ANTHELMINTICA

KAATU SIRAGAM

262

VETTEVERIA LAWSONII

ELAMICHU VAER

263

VETTEVERIA ZIZANIOIDES

VETTIVER

264

VIOLA ODORATA

BHULAE BANAPHSHA

265

VITEX NEGUNDO

NOCHI VAER

266

WATTAKAKA VOLUBLIS

PERUKURINJAN

267

WEDELIA CHINENSIS

PAL VALI POONDU

268

WITHANIA SOMNIFERA

AMUKIRA

269

WOODFORDIA FRUTICOSA

THATHARI POO

270

WRIGHTIA TINCTORIA

VET PAALAI

271

ZINGIBER OFFICINALE

SUKKU

272

ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA

ELANTHAI

273

ZIZIPHUS OENOPLIA

SOORAI

274

ZIZIPHUS XYLOPYRUS

KOTTAI ELANTHAI

275

 

MULINJAI VAER

276

 

KARUPPU SUNDAI

277

 

PERU KURUMBAI

278

 

THIRUPPAN PUL

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