TYPE OF PLANT

• SUBMITTED TO – AR. RITA MESHRAM

• SUBMITTED BY – MISHUL GUPTA
• 75186008
• B.ARCH, 6TH SEM.
Trees
• Azadirachta indica
• Acacia Auriculiformis
• Terminalia Arjuna
• Erythrina indica
• Lagerstoemia spp.
 Azadirachta indica
1. Botanical name = Azadirachta indica

2. Common name = Neem tree

3. Height = Can reach a height of 15-20 m

4. Spread =   Diameter of 15-20 m in old.

5. Type = Evergreen

6. Native = Indian subcontinent and to dry areas From of tree

throughout South Asia.
Full grown
7. Usage in landscape = According to Vastu experts,
neem tree brings peace and harmony to the residents
and removes all the negativities.

8. Description = Its fruits and seeds are the source of

neem oil.
Flower
9. Propagation = It is estimated that a Neem tree has a
productive life span of 150 – 200 years.

10. Flowering = Flowering (April – May) Fruits

• Fruit bearing
Leaves
 Terminalia Arjuna

1. Botanical name = Terminalia Arjuna

2. Common name = arjuna or arjun tree in English.

3. Height = grows to about 20–25 metres tall

4. Spread =  Over 15 meters

5. Type = Evergreen

6. Native = south india and sri lanka sub – Himalayan

tracts

7. Usage in landscape = Trees tolerant to Dust and

Smoke

8. Description = Stems of Arjuna tree are round and Full grown From of tree
thick and the leaves are 4 to 6 inches long and 1.5
to 2 inches wide, like Guava leaves.

9. Propagation=Terminalia arjuna is propagated 
either through seeds or through cuttings.

10. Flowering = Flowering (May to June) Fruits Flowering

• Fruit bearing Fruit is fibrous woody, 2.5-3.5 cm long,

having five hard wings.
 Erythrina indica
1. Botanical name =Erythrina Indica

2. Common name =Dadak

3. Height =up to 30 m (98 ft) in height.

4. Spread =  6-9mt

5. Type = Deciduous tree

6. Native = Deciduous forests of South Asia

Full grown From of tree

7. Usage in landscape = Used as street and park trees

especially in drier areas, summer blooming tree.

8. Description = It has many stout branches that are

armed with black tigers claw spines. There are curved
claw spines on the long stalks too.
Flowering Flowering
9. Propagation = From woody stem cuttings
• From softwood cuttings
• From semi-hardwood cuttings
• Flowering = Flowering (spring / summer)
• Non – fruit bearing
Crown Flowering
 Lagerstoemia speciosa
1. Botanical name = Lagerstoemia spp.

2. Common name = crape myrtle

3. Height = 20 metres (66 ft) 

4. Spread =  6 metres (20 ft)

5. Type = Deciduous tree

From of tree
6. Native = Native to tropical southern Asia.
Full grown
7. Usage in landscape = Low maintenance needs
make it a common municipal planting in parks, along
sidewalks, highway medians and in parking lots.
Summer blooming tree

8. Description =Fluted stems and branches from Bark

having bark that sheds throughout the year. The leaves
are opposite and simple, vary from 5–20 cm (2–8 in). Flowering

9. Propagation=Is propagated  either through seeds

or through cuttings.

10. Flowering = Flowering (May to August)

• Non- fruit bearing Flowers Flowers
Shrubs
• GOLDEN DURANTA
• Hibiscus
• Tabernaemontana
 GOLDEN DURANTA
• Botanical name –Duranta erecta
• Common name –Duranta, sky flower, golden
dewdrop
• Height – It can grow to 6 m (20 ft) tall.
• Spread –can spread to an equal width (6m).
• Native= Argentina , indigenous to the west
Indies , Mexico and Brazil.
• Description - The leaves are light green,
elliptic to ovate, opposite, and grow up to 7.5 cm
(3.0 in) long and 3.5 cm (1.4 in) broad, with a 1.5
Full grown
cm petiole.

Form of shrub

Leaves Spread on ground Potted plant

 Hibiscus
• Botanical name – Hibiscus trionum
• Common name – "hibiscus"
• Height – Taller varieties of hibiscus can grow 10
to 12 feet tall.
• Spread – At the widest point, hibiscus shrubs may
spread as far as 5 feet. 
• Description – Leaves alternate, usually 3 – lobed,
cordate , 7- 12 cam long , small hairs on both
surface, petiole lone. Flower solitary, axillary ona
green pedicel, white with purplish brown centre Full form of shrub
petals thick glossy, reflected above, 6,5cam across.

Flowering Potted plant From of shrub

 Tabernaemontana

• Botanical name –Tabernaemontana

• Common name – "milkwood”
• Height – 5–6 feet (1.5–1.8 m)
• Spread – 3 to 6 feet 
• Description -The leaves are opposite, 3–25 cm
long, with milky sap; hence it is one of the diverse
plant genera commonly called "milkwood".
The flowers are fragrant, white, 1–5 cm in
diameter.

Full form of shrub

Flowers Flower Form of shrub

Ground cover
• Wedelia trilobata
• Chlorophytum
• Lantana
 Wedelia trilobata
• Botanical name –Sphagneticola trilobata 
• Common name – "creeping-oxeyes".
• Height – 2 to 3 feet (+/- 20%)
• Spread – Spread to 6' Sun to light shade
• Description - Fast-growing, trailing.
• Leaves are fleshy, usually 2 to 4 inches long and 1
to 5 inches wide, with irregularly toothed margins.
• Flowers are solitary, one inch in diameter and
yellow-orange in color.
Full form of ground cover

Flower Spreading on ground form of ground cover ( sketch)

 Chlorophytum
• Botanical name –Chlorophytum comosum
• Common name – spider plant  airplane plant
• Height – They grow to 10–60 cm tall , slender
leaves 15–75 cm long and 0.5–2 cm broad and
thick, fleshy tuberous roots. 
• Spread – Sparse panicles up to 120 cm long
• Description - Chlorophytum comosum is easy
to grow as a houseplant; variegated forms are the
most popular.

Full form of ground cover

Form of leaves (sketch)

Potted plant Use in garden
 Lantana
• Botanical name –Lantana camara 
• Common name – Lantana
• Height – Growing to 0.5–2 m tall.
Flower
• Spread – 5 to 10 feet
• Description - Although they may act a little
like vines, they are classified by botanists as
shrubs. Because of the vine-like appearance of
their branches, they are often grown in hanging
pots, which allows their branches to spill over the
sides. Full form of ground cover

Form of shrub (sketch)

Use in avenue Creating from in garden

Climber
• Bougainvillea
• Star Jasmin
 Bougainvillea
• Botanical name –Bougainvillea
• Common name – Bougainvillea
• Height grow 20 to 30 feet tall and wide with
support.
• Spread – 8 to 10 feet wide. 
• Description -  The actual flower of the plant is
small and generally white, but each cluster of three
flowers is surrounded by three or six bracts with
the bright colours associated with the plant,
including pink, magenta, purple, red, orange,
Form of climber (sketch)
white, or yellow.

Full form of climber

Use in balcony
Uses Potted types
Flower
 Star Jasmin
• Botanical name –Trachelospermum Jasminoides
• Common name – Star jasmin
• Height 16 feet (5 m).
• Spread –10 feet wide
• Description- Trachelospermum jasminoides is
commonly grown as an ornamental
plant and houseplant. In gardens, public
landscapes, and parks it is used as a climbing vine,
a groundcover, and a fragrant potted plant on Form of climber (sketch)
Full form of climber
terraces and patios.

Use in avenue
Flower

Spreading
Creeper
• Watermelon
 Watermelon

• Botanical name –Citrullus lanatus

• Common name – Watermelon
• Height - 20 cm to 30 cm high
• Spread –Flat beds 2 m wide
• Description- The watermelon is a large annual
plant with long, weak, trailing or climbing stems
which are five-angled (five-sided) and up to 3 m
(10 ft) long. The leaves are large, coarse, hairy
pinnately-lobed and alternate; they get stiff and
rough when old. The plant has branching tendrils.
Full form of creeper

Flower (growing) Fruits Form sketch

References
• www.google.com
• www.Wikipedia.com
• Trees of Delhi:by Pradip Krishen
• Tropical Garden Plants in Colour: by 
T. K. Bose (Author), B. Chowdhury
 (Author)