On 28th November 2020, TERRE Policy Centre has started its new initiative of "Botanical Garden" next to Mulshi Dam (In Mulshi Tehsil) and completed within a month. The aim of implementing Botanical garden is to develop natural dense forest spread on private land with more than 100 native plant species of Western Ghats.
Implementation of TERRE's Botanical Garden has been initiated by the TERRE team at Maale village in Mulshi Tehsil. The planned Botanical Garden Covered under total 30,000 sq. ft. of the area which have patch of more than 100 native plant species from western Ghats of Maharashtra.
TERRE's aim to a built man-made natural hotspot for the students & youth to get aware regarding the various native plant species of Western Ghats which will help to nurture their ease to understand the natural environment.
Wild plant diversity is currently being lost at an unprecedented rate, resulting in an associated decrease in ecosystem services. Extinction of plant species due to the variety of devastating activities such as, including, over-harvesting, overexploitation, destructive agricultural & forestry practices, urbanization, environmental pollution, land-use changes, exotic invasive species, and global climate change is the major threats to the environment. It is essential to increase our efforts to develop integrative conservation approaches for plant species conservation. TERRE's Botanical gardens will devote for the natural species Conservation and creating a bank of natural resources for purpose of the study by keeping various species of Indigenous plant under a single natural premises "TERRE's Botanical Garden". This garden will also play a key role in meeting human needs and providing well-being.
In the above mini-review, a framework for the integrated missions of a Botanical Garden, including scientific research, in/ex-situ conservation, plant resource utilization, and citizen science are catalogued.
Name list of plant Species at Botanical Garden-
# | Scientific Name of the species large size | Marathi Name |
---|---|---|
1 | Aegle marmelos | Bel |
2 | Albizzia lebbeck | Shirish white |
3 | Alstonia scholaris | Satwin |
4 | Annona reticulata | Ramphal |
5 | Azadirachta indica | Kadunimb |
6 | Bauhinia purpurea | Rakt Kanchan |
7 | Bauhinia tomentosa | Yellow Kanchan |
8 | Bauhinia variegata | Kanchan |
9 | Bombax ceiba | Kate Sawar |
10 | Cassia fistula | Bahawa |
11 | Dalbergia sissoo | Shishu |
12 | Delonix regia | Gulmohar |
13 | Ficus bengalensis | Wad |
14 | Ficus religiosa | Pimpal |
15 | Lagerstromia reginea | Tamhan |
16 | Madhuka longifolia | Mohu |
17 | Peltophorum pterocarpum | Kashid |
18 | Phyllanthus emblica/ Emblica officinalis | Aawla |
19 | Pongamia pinnata | Karanj |
20 | Pterocarpus santalinus | Rakt chandan |
21 | Santalum album | Chandan |
22 | Saraca indica | Sita Ashok |
23 | Sterculia foetida | Jungli Badam |
24 | Syzygium cumini | Jambhul |
25 | Tamarindus indica | Chinch |
26 | Tectona grandis | Saag |
27 | Terminalia arjuna | Arjun |
28 | Zizyphus mauritiana | Bor |
29 | Arthocarpus hetrophlanthus | Jackfruit |
30 | Michella Champaka | Chapha |
31 | Tabebia Rosea | Tabebia |
32 | Hurroya paniculata | - |
33 | Saraca Indica | Sita ashok |
34 | Staraculata Foiteda | - |
35 | Thesperia populnea | - |
36 | Cocos nucifera | Coconut |
37 | Citrus × sinensis | Santri |
38 | Psidium Guajava | Peru |
39 | Citrus Limon | Limbu |
40 | Anacardium Occidentale | Kaju |
41 | Annona Squamosa | Sitaphal |
42 | Ficus Carica | Anjir |
43 | Manilkara Zapota | Chickoo |
44 | Artocarpus Heterophyllus | Phanas |
45 | Punica Granatum | Dalimb |
46 | Limonia Acidissima | Kawath |
47 | Cycas Revoluta | Cycus |
48 | Mimusops Elengi | Bakul |
49 | Bambusa Balcooa | Green Bamboo |
50 | Bambusa Vulgaris | Yellow bamboo |
51 | Bambusa Multiplex | Multiflex Bamboo Green |
52 | Bambusa Multiplex. Gold | Multiflex Bamboo Gold |
53 | Bambusa Ventricosa | Bhudhha Bamboo |
54 | Milingtonia Hartenesis | Indian Cork Tree |
55 | Citrus Limetta | Sweet Orange |
56 | Syzygium Samarangense | Water Apple |
57 | Annona Muricata | Lakshaman Phal |
58 | Jacaranda Mimosifolia | Nilmohar |
59 | Couroupita Guianensis | Canan Ball Tree |
60 | Bigonia Megapotica | - |
61 | Araucaria Columnaris | Christmas Tree |
The climate change conference is going to be held in Baku during 11th to 22nd November 2024. We don't know what will be the conclusion come from the climate change conference in Baku, but let us all set our own agenda to overcome climate change. Let's beat plastic pollution. Let's be careful that our behaviour does not increase carbon emissions....!!
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