Family: TaxaceaeSynonyms: Taxus fuana,Taxus wallichiana subsp. contorta.Taxus Baccata  subsp. WallichianaCommon name: Yew,West Himalayan yew, Local Name:   Rakhal (रखाल)  Rakhal is  a medium to large sized tree of Western Himalayas found growing in forest,  road-side, sunny edges, dappled shade and shady revrine up to an altitude of 2000 to 3500m. It is generally middle sized, but some times grows very large, with

Family: BrassicaceaeSynonyms: Brassica eruca, Brassica erucoides, Brassica erucoides, Brassica lativalvis,Brassica pinnatifida, Brassica turgida, Brassica uechtritziana, Brassica vesicaria, Crucifera eruca,Eruca aurea, Eruca cappadocica, Eruca deserti, Eruca drepanensis, Eruca eruca, Eruca foetida, Eruca glabrescens Eruca grandiflora, Eruca lanceolata,Eruca latirostris, Eruca longirostris, Eruca longistyla Eruca oleracea, Eruca orthosepala, Eruca permixta, Eruca pinnatifida, Eruca ruchetta , Eruca sativa, Eruca

Family: RutaceaeCommon Name: Rough LemonLocal Names: Jhamirdi (झमीरडी), jambiri, jambheri,  jatti khatti, khatti. Jhamirdi is a medium to large, spreading tree of Western Himalaya found growing wild along the roadways, pathways, margins of fields, hill slopes and other sunny habitat. It is found upto an altitude of 1200 m in

Family: RutaceaeSynonyms: Citrus penivesiculata, Citrus reticulataCommon Name: Galgal, Khtta, Hill lemon.Local Name:Galgal (गलगल), Khtta. Galgal is a medium sized wild or semi-wild fruit of Western Himalayas found growing along roadsides, pathways, hill margins and field edges up to an altitude of 3000 m in the hill states of Jammu and

Family: ZingiberaceaSynonyms: Amomum filiforme, Gandasulium coronarium, Gandasulium lingulatum, Hedychium chrysoleucum, Hedychium gandasulium, Hedychium lingulatum, Hedychium maximum, Hedychium prophetae, Hedychium spicatum, Hedychium sulphureum, Kaempferia hedychium.Common Name: Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Ginger Lily, White Ginger Lily, Garland Flower. wild gingerLocal Name: Safed – Banadark (सफ़ेद बनअदरक)  Safed- Banadark is a perennial deciduous, herb

Family: LamiaceaeSynonyms: Agnus-castus incisa, Agnus-castus negundo, Verbena cannabifolia, Vitex agnus-castus negundo, Vitex agnus-castus negundoides, Vitex arborea, Vitex cannabifolia, Vitex chinensis, Vitex elmeri, Vitex gracilis, Vitex incisa, Vitex laciniate, Vitex leucoxylon, Vitex microphylla, Vitex simplicifolia, Vitex sinuate, Vitex spicata.Common Name: Huang PingLocal Name: Bana (बणा), Banae, Surae. Nirgundi Bana is a

Family: MoraceaeSynonyms: Artocarpus lakoocha,  Artocarpus ficifolius Common Name: Lakoocha, Monkey JackLocal Name: Dheu (ढेऊ), Lakuch (लकूच), Lakooch, (लकूची) Lakoochi, badahara, (बढ़ल) Barhal, Dahu, Dahua Dheu is a small to large deciduous tree of Western Himalaya with a dense, spreading crown. It is not very frequent in hills but can grow

Family:  BalsaminaceaeSynonyms: Impatiens giganteaCommon Name: Dog flowerLocal Name: Halu ghaa (हलू घा), Chaul, Kwal.   Halu ghaa is an annual herbaceous plant of Western Himalaya that is in flower and fruiting from June to September. It is found growing along canals and pathways in forests, shrubberies, cultivated land and other

Family:  AraceaeSynonyms: Amorphophallus bangkokensis, Amorphophallus campanulatus, Amorphophallus chatty, Amorphophallus decurrens, Amorphophallus dixenii, Amorphophallus dubius.Amorphophallus giganteus, Amorphophallus gigantiflorus , Amorphophallus malaccensis, Amorphophallus microappendiculatus, Amorphophallus sativus,Amorphophallus virosus,  Arum campanulatum, Arum decurrens, Arum phalliferum, Arum rumphii, Arum rumphii,Candarum hookeri, Candarum roxburghii, Candarum rumphii, Conophallus giganteus, Conophallus sativus, Dracontium paeoniifolium, Dracontium polyphyllum, Dracontium polyphyllum, Hydrosme gigantiflora, Kunda verrucose, Plesmonium nobile, Pythion campanulatum.Common Name: Elephant- Foot YamLocal Name:    Jangli suran (जंगली सुरण)

Family:   Fabaceae Synonyms; Adipera arsenei. Adipera bicolor, Cassia corymbosa, Cassia floribunda.Cassia grandiflora,.Cassia herbertiana, Cassia hybrida  Chamaefistula floribunda. Chamaefistula herbertiana. Local name: Allon (अललों) Allon is a free flowering, evergreen, large sized shrub or small tree of Western Himalaya.It is frequently seen growing along roadsides, hills, grassland, wooded grassland, river-banks, papyrus-swamps,