1. Table 1. List of plant species present in Hoshiarpur, Punjab Laxmi Rawat et al. Floristic Diversity of Kandi Region of Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India. Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 2013, Vol. 1, No. 4, 49-54. doi:10.12691/aees-1-4-3 © The Author(s) 2013. Published by Science and Education Publishing. Botanical names of plant speciesFamilyLocal namesHabits Adhatoda vasica Linn.AcanthaceaeBesuti, ArushaShrub Barleria cristata Linn.AcanthaceaeKala bansaShrub Justicia gendarussa Burm. F.AcanthaceaeHedge plantShrub Justicia heterocarpa T. Anders.AcanthaceaeHad-patHerb Justicia prostrata (Cl.) GambleAcanthaceaeHad-patHerb Peristrophe paniculata (Forssk.) BrummittAcanthaceaePeristropheHerb Achyranthus aspera Linn.AmarantaceaeChirchara, LatjiraShrub Aerva javanica Juss ex Schult.AmarantaceaeBoi-Kalan, DholimundiHerb Aerva lanata Juss ex Schult.AmarantaceaeKapur-madhuraHerb Aerva pseudotomentosa Biatt & Halib.AmarantaceaeKamhedaHerb Lannea coromandelica (Houtt.) Merr.AnacardiaceaeKehm balTree Mangifera indica Linn.AnacardiaceaeAmbTree Carissa congesta Wt.ApocynaceaeKaraundaShrub Carissa opaca Stapf.ApocynaceaeGarnaShrub Carissa spinarum Linn.ApocynaceaeGanShrub Holarrhena antidysenterica (L.) Wall. ex DC.ApocynaceaeKurchi, Karchi, Karra, KoraTree Ichnocarpus frutescens Br.ApocynaceaeBakar belClimber Nerium indicum Mill.ApocynaceaeKanerShrub Vallaris solenacea Ktze.ApocynaceaeDudhibelClimber Calotropis procera R. Br.AsclepiadaceaeDesi AkShrub Ageratum conyzoides Linn.AsteraceaeBakari abish, GumdryaHerb Parthenium hysterophorus Linn.AsteraceaeCongress, Gajar grassHerb Xanthium strumarium Linn.AsteraceaeChirchittaShrub Bidens bipinnata Linn.AsteraceaeKokadiHerb Cordia dichotoma Forst. f.BoraginaceaeLasuraTree Ehretia laevis Roxb.BoraginaceaeChamrorShrub Opunitia sp.CactaceaeChhitarthorShrub Bauhenia vahlii W. & A.CaesalpiniaceaeTaurClimber Bauhenia variegata Linn.CaesalpiniaceaeKachnarTree Bauhinia racemosa Lam.CaesalpiniaceaeKali-Kachnar, Ashta, KosundraTree Cassia fistula Linn.CaesalpiniaceaeAmaltasTree Cassia occidentalis Linn.CaesalpiniaceaeChakunda/KasaundiShrub Cassia sophera Linn.CaesalpiniaceaeKasunderShrub Cassia tora Linn.CaesalpiniaceaeAilwan, Chakunda, PanevarShrub Parkinsonia aculeate Linn.CaesalpiniaceaeParkinsoniaTree Cannabis sativa Linn.CannabidaceaeBhang, Ganja, CharasShrub Capparis sepiaria Linn.CapparidaceaeHinsClimber Crataeva nurvala Buch.-Ham.CapparidaceaeParvati PlantTree Crataeva unilocularis Buch.-Ham.CapparidaceaeBarnaTree Celastrus paniculata Willd.CelastraceaeMalkangni, SankhiranClimber Elaeodendron roxburghii Wt. & Arn.CelastraceaeMirguTree Anogeissus latifolia Wall.CombretaceaeChhalTree Terminalia alata Heyne.CombretaceaeChilaTree Terminalia arjuna Wt. & Arn.CombretaceaeArjunTree Terminalia bellirica Roxb.CombretaceaeBaheraTree Terminalia chebula Retz.CombretaceaeHararTree Merremia aegyptia (Linn.) UrbanConvolvulaceae-Creeper Diospyros cordifolia Roxb.EbenaceaeKainduTree Diospyros tomentosa Roxb.EbenaceaeKinuTree Echinocarpus dasycarpus Benth.ElaeocarpaceaeGobra, GobriaClimber Emblica officinalis Gtn.EuphorbiaceaeAnulaTree Euphorbia hirta Linn.EuphorbiaceaeLal DudhiCreeper Euphorbia royleana Boiss.EuphorbiaceaeThorShrub Flueggea virosa Roxb. ex Willd.EuphorbiaceaeGirthanTree Jatropha curcas Linn.EuphorbiaceaeJaplita, Jangli arandiShrub Mallotus philippinensis Muell. Arg.EuphorbiaceaeKamalTree Putranjiva roxburghii Wall.EuphorbiaceaePutajanTree Ricinus communis Linn.EuphorbiaceaeArandiTree Flacourtia indica Merr.FlacourtiaceaeKangoo, Paniala, Bilangra, KanjuTree Geranium wallichianum D.DonGeraniaceaeLaljhari, LiljahriHerb Colebrookia oppositifolia J. E. SmithLamiaceae-Shrub Ocimum basilicum Linn.LamiaceaeBantulsiShrub Perilla frutescens (Linn.) BrittomLamiaceaeBhangira, JhutelaHerb Loranthus sp.LoranthaceaeBandaShrub Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz.LythraceaeDhawinShrub Salmalia malabarica Schott & Endl.MalvaceaeSemalTree Sida acuta Burm. F.MalvaceaeBariaraHerb Sida cordata Borss.-WaalkesMalvaceaeBhiumliHerb Sida cordifolia Linn.MalvaceaeKharentiHerb Sida ovata Forssk.MalvaceaeBalaHerb Abutilon indicum Sw.MeliaceaeKanghi, Comb plant.Shrub Azadirachta indica Juss.MeliaceaeNeem, NimTree Cedrela toona Roxb.MeliaceaeTunTree Melia azadirach Linn.MeliaceaeDrekTree Cissampelos pareira Linn.Menispermaceae-Climber Tinospora malaberica MiersMenispermaceaeGiloeClimber Albizzia lebbek Benth.MimosaceaeKala sirisTree Mimosa himalayana GambleMimosaceaeDurghariClimber Acacia catechu Willd.MimosaceaeKhairTree Acacia leucophloea (Roxb.) Willd.MimosaceaeReruTree Acacia modesta Willd.MimosaceaePhalahiTree Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Del.MimosaceaeKikarTree Ficus bengalensis Linn.MoraceaeBarh, Banayan, BargadTree Ficus glomerata Roxb.MoraceaeGullarTree Ficus palmate Forssk.MoraceaePhaguriTree Ficus religiosa Linn.MoraceaePipalTree Moringa oleifera Lamk.MoringaceaeSohanjnaTree Eucalyptus tereticornis Sm.MyrtaceaeSafedaTree Syzygium cumini SkeelsMyrtaceaeJamunTree Nyctanthes arbor-tristis Linn.OleaceaeKuriShrub Oxalis corniculata Linn.OxalidaceaeKhatti butiHerb Oxalis corymbosa DCOxalidaceaeKhatti butiHerb Abrus precatorius LinnPapilionaceaeRattakClimber Butea monosperma (Lamk.) Taub.PapilionaceaeDhak, Palas, PalahTree Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.PapilionaceaeShisham, TahliTree Desmodium triflorum DC.PapilionaceaeJanglimethiHerb Indigofera cassiodes Rottl. ex DC.PapilionaceaeMothiShrub Millettia auriculata Baker.PapilionaceaeGanjClimber Mucuna pruriens DC.PapilionaceaeGreluTree Ougeinia oojeinensis (Roxb.) Hocht.PapilionaceaeSananTree Pueraria tuberosa DC.PapilionaceaeSaloharClimber Desmodium concinnum DC.PapilionaceaeJanglimethiHerb Rhamnus triquetra Wall.RhamnaceaeGir githanShrub Ziziphus mauritiana Lamk.RhamnaceaeBerTree Ziziphus nummularia (Burm. f.) W. A.RhamnaceaeBalahShrub Oroxylum indicum Vent.RignoniaceaeTatpirmgaTree Pyrus pashia Buch.-Ham.RosaceaeKainthTree Hymenodictyon excelsum Wall.RubiaceaeBanthuaTree Mitragyna parvifolia Korth.RubiaceaeKalamTree Wendlandia heynei Sant. & Merch.RubiaceaePanseraShrub Aegle marmelos Correa ex. Roxb.RutaceaeBel, BaelTree Limonia acidissima Linn.RutaceaeBilanTree Murraya exotica Linn.RutaceaeNarganShrub Murraya koengii (Linn.) SprengRutaceaeMitha neem, Gandhela, BarsangaShrub Salix tetrasperma Roxb.SalicaceaeBedmajnuTree Casearia tomentosa Roxb.SamydaceaeChillaTree Dodonaea viscosa (Linn.) Jacq.SapindaceaeMendruShrub Euphoria dracunculoides Lam.SapindaceaeChagutputi, Kangi, RichniTree Euphoria helioscopia Linn.SapindaceaeHirruseeah, Mahabi, Chatriwal,Tree Euphoria longana Steud.SapindaceaeDudhiTree Madhuca longifolia (Koenig) MacbrideSapotaceaeMahwaTree Ailanthes excelsa Roxb.SimarubaceaeUlliniumTree Helicteres isora Linn.SterculiaceaeMaror phaliShrub Tamarix dioica Roxb.TamaricaceaeJhauShrub Grewia oppositifolia Roxb.TiliaceaeDhamanShrub Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq.TiliaceaeChiktiShrub Holoptelea integrifolia Planch.UlmaceaeKanju, Khulen Banchilla, DhammaTree Boehmeria platyphylla D. DonUrticaceaePaliaraTree Broussonetia papyrifera Vent.UrticaceaePaper mulberryTree Moras alba Linn.UrticaceaeTut, Mulberry, MoruTree Gmelina arborea Roxb.VerbenaceaeGumharTree Grewia sapinda Roxb.VerbenaceaeBan kanakShrub Lantana aculenta Linn.VerbenaceaeJanglibuttiShrub Lantana camara Linn.VerbenaceaePanchphuli, Kuri, Chudhyal buttiShrub Vitex negunda Linn.VerbenaceaeBanaShrub Ampelocissus latifolia Planch.VitaceaeGidardakhClimber Tribulus terrestris Linn.ZygophyllaceaeGokhruHerb Pinus roxburghii Roxb.PinaceaeChidTree Commelina benghalensis Linn.CommelinaceaeKankowaHerb Cyperus esculentus Linn.CyperaceaeKaseru, DilaSedge Cyperus niveus Retz.CyperaceaeMothaSedge Dioscorea belophylla VoigtDioscoreaceaeTarar, BatenduHerb Dioscorea deltoidea Wall.Dioscoreaceae-Climber Asparagus racemosus BakerLiliaceaeAsparagusShrub Smilax parvifolia Wall.Liliaceae-Climber Phoenix sylvestris Roxb.PalmaeJangli khajurTree Alloteropsis cimicina (L.) StapfPoaceaeTakriGrass Aristida setacea Retz.PoaceaeGhianGrass Arundinaria falcata NeesPoaceaeNaraGrass Arundo donax Linn.PoaceaeNaraGrass Bambusa arundinacea Willd.PoaceaeMagarGrass Chrysopogon fulvus Choiv.PoaceaeDhauluGrass Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf.PoaceaeLemon grassGrass Cymbopogon martini (Roxb.) Wats.PoaceaeDhub Khabbal, TallaGrass Cynodon dactylon Pers.PoaceaeKhabal, Dhub, HarialiGrass Dactyloctenum aegyptium (Linn.) P. Beauv.PoaceaeMadhanaGrass Dendrocalamus strictus Bl.PoaceaeBaansGrass Dicanthium annulatum Stapf.PoaceaePanni, GanniGrass Digitaria abludens (Roth. & Schult) Veldk.PoaceaeBahia grassGrass Digitaria bifasciculata auct. non Henr.PoaceaeLove grassGrass Digitaria ciliaris KoelPoaceaeKewari, SheriGrass Digitaria longiflora (Retz.) Pers.PoaceaeKanka-jariyaGrass Digitaria stricta Roth. ex Roem. & Schult.PoaceaeBent grassGrass Erianthus munja (Roxb.) JeswietPoaceaeKana, MunjGrass Eriophorum comosum Wall.PoaceaeGhorbaggarGrass Eulaliopsis binata HubbardPoaceaeBaggarGrass Heteropogon contortus (L.) P. Beauv.PoaceaeLambu, Sariala, KansGrass Oplismenus burmannii (Retz.) Beauv.PoaceaeNini grassGrass Oplismenus compositus (Linn.) P. Beauv.PoaceaeFalva grassGrass Poa annua Linn.PoaceaeArundiGrass Saccharum benghalensis Retz.PoaceaeGiant fodder grassGrass Saccharum spontaneum Linn.PoaceaeKahi, KandaliGrass Setaria glauca (Linn.) P. Beauv.PoaceaeFox tail grassGrass Setaria italica (Linn.) P. Beauv.PoaceaeItaly grassGrass Setaria verticillata (Linn.) P. Beauv.PoaceaeVaruniGrass Themeda anathera Hack.PoaceaeLunjiGrass