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Nepal is a country of Forests!
At least that is what a lot of us have grown up reading. And considering that around 37 percent of the total area is covered by forest with another 15 percentage that has a wide possibility to become either forests or pasture lands, we can say that Nepal is indeed a country of forests.
Considering that we have 35 types of forests, it is safe to assume that Nepal has a wide variety of trees that make these forests. But how many of these do you know? Or better yet, how many Nepali Names for trees do you know?
We all know a few trees, like Peepal, Sal, and Baans. But did you know that we also have a type of tree named Jhingat? Or how about Nigalo (yes this is a genuine tree whose scientific name is Arundinaria falcata)?
Nepali Names for Trees
Do you want to learn more about these Nepali names for trees? Well learning these names are good for general knowledge. Along with that some of them are quite funny and unique as well so why not give it a look? Who knows, you may even find out that
| Nepali Names for Trees | Scientific Name for Trees |
| Baans (बाँस) | Dendrocalamu spps. |
| Babul (बाबुल) | Acacia Nilotica |
| Badhar (बढार) | Artocarpus lakoocha |
| Bains (बैंस) | Salix babylonica |
| Banjhi (बाँझी) | Anogesius Latifolia |
| Bel (बेल) | Aegle Marmelos |
| Bhimsenpati (भिम्सेंपति) | Buddleja asiatica |
| Bhusure (भुसुरे) | Leucosceptrum canum |
| Bohori (बोहोरी) | Cordia dichotoma |
| Champ (चांप) | Michelia champaca |
| Chhatiwan (चत्तिवन) | Alstonia Scholaris |
| Chilaune (चिलाउने) | Schima wallichi |
| Chiuri (चिउरी) | Aesendra Butyraceae |
| Chutro (चुत्रो) | Berberis aristata |
| Dalchini (दालचिनी) | Cinnamomum tamala |
| Dhale Katus (ढले कटुस) | Castanopsis indica |
| Gayo (गयो) | Bridelia retusa |
| Ghurmiso (घुर्मिसो) | Leucosceptrum canum |
| Gobre Salla (गोब्रे सल्ला) | Pinus wallichiana, Abies pindrow |
| Gogan (गोगन) | Saurauria napaulensis |
| Gulmohar (गुलमोहर) | Delonix regia |
| Hallongre (हम्मोंग्रे) | Lannea coromandelica |
| Hattibar (हत्तिबर) | Agave Spps. |
| Jhingat (झिन्गत) | Lannea coromandelica |
| Juniper (जुनिपेर) | Juniperus indica |
| Kadam (कदम) | Anthocephalus chinesis |
| Kalo Chuletro (कालो चुलेत्रो) | Brassaiopsis glomerulata |
| Kalo Siris (कालो सिरिस) | Albizia lebbeck |
| Kandaa (काँडा) | Caesalpinia bonduc |
| Kapur (कानपुर) | Cinnamomum camphora |
| Karma (कर्म) | Adina Cordifolia |
| Katahar (कटहर) | Artocarpus Heterophyllus |
| Khair (खैर) | Acacia Catechu |
| Koiralo (कोइरालो) | Bauhinia variegate |
| Lankuri (लंकुरी) | Fraxinus floribunda |
| Lapsi (लप्सी) | Choerospondias axillaris |
| Lokta (लोक्ता) | Daphne Bholua |
| Malu (मालु) | Bauhinia Vahlii |
| Musure Katus (मुसुरे कटुस) | Castanopsis tribuloides |
| Nariwal (नरिवल) | Coccus Nucifera |
| Neem (नीम) | Azadirachta indica |
| Nigalo (निगालो) | Arundinaria falcata |
| Okhar (ओखर) | Juglans regia |
| Painyu (पैन्यु) | Prunus Cerasoids |
| Papaya (पपय) | Carica papaya |
| Patle Katus (पातले कटुस) | Castanopsis Hystrix |
| Phirphire (फिरफिरे) | Acer oblongum |
| Pipla (पिपला) | Exbucklandia Populnea |
| Puwanle (पुवनए) | Ilex Excelsa |
| Rakchan (रक्चन) | Daphniphyllum himalense |
| Rani Salla (रानी सल्ला) | Pinus roxburghii |
| Sajiwan (सजीवन) | Jatropha Curcus |
| Sal (साल) | Shorea robusta |
| Sarifa (सरिफा) | Annona squamosal |
| Satisal (सतिसाल) | Dalbergia latifolia |
| Seto Chuletro (सेतो चुलेत्रो) | Brassaiopsis hainla |
| Seto Siris (सेतो सिरिस) | Albizia procera |
| Simal (सिमल) | Bombax ceiba |
| Sissoo (सिस्सू) | Dalbergia sissoo |
| Sitaphal (सिताफल) | Annona Squamosal |
| Supadi (सुपाडी) | Areca catechu |
| Talispatra (तलिस्पत्र) | Abies spectabilis |
| Tatri (तत्री) | Dillenia pentagyna |
| Teak (टिक) | Tectona grandis |
| Tejpat (तेजपात) | Cinnamomum tamala |
| Tilkar (तिलकर) | Coccinea grandis |
| Utis (उतिस) | Alnus Nepalensis |
So,
These were some of the most common Nepali Names for Trees. But although they are rather common names, we bet that a lot of you have never heard of a few of these before. That being said some of these Nepali names for trees are rather lost in time as well because they are hard to pronounce and very few people use them. Along with this, most of us just don’t care about specific trees. For us, they are just trees that give us fresh air, and regardless of which one it is, we should protect them.
Our guess is that only those who are involved in botany or woodworking know more than a few of these Nepali names for trees because their livelihood depends on their knowledge of these trees and plants.
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