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दो सौ साठ भारतीय पौधे, उसी तरह दर्ज किए गए जैसे लोग असल में बागवानी करते हैं — जगह के हिसाब से, मौसम के हिसाब से, और आप पौधे से क्या चाहते हैं उसके हिसाब से।

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Use the filters on the plant archive to narrow by goal, growing space and season. Every record carries a Hindi name, a botanical name, a care note and the months in which to sow.

मेस्ता (मेस्ता), Hibiscus sabdariffa var.गुरलुगुरलुCoix lacryma-jobiHard glossy grain used as food, as beads and as a brewing grain in the hills.मेस्ता (मेस्ता), Hibiscus sabdariffa var.चीनाचीनाPanicum miliaceumA short-season millet of the northern hills, sown when the season has been lost.द्रौपदी माला (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaनील ऑर्किडनील ऑर्किडVanda coeruleaThe blue vanda of Meghalaya — tessellated flowers, and protected in the wild.संजीवनी (संजीवनी), Selaginella bryopterisखुरखुरीखुरखुरीHydrocotyle sibthorpioidesA tiny creeping mat for the wet edge of a tub — the softest possible ground cover.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.रिंगालरिंगालDrepanostachyum falcatumThe slender hill bamboo of Uttarakhand, cut for baskets and matting.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.उतीसउतीसAlnus nepalensisA nitrogen-fixing pioneer of Himalayan landslides and north-eastern jhum fallows.द्रौपदी माला (द्रौपदी माला), Rhynchostylis retusaचीलचीलCallistemon citrinusRed brushes of stamens on drooping branches; a hardy naturalised garden tree.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.वन आमवन आमMangifera sylvaticaThe forest ancestor of the orchard mango, still fruiting in eastern hill forest.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.टूनटूनToona ciliataA tall hill-forest tree with pinnate leaves and scented pink-tinged timber.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.बांस करीलबांस करीलDendrocalamus hamiltoniiThe north-eastern shoot bamboo — fermented shoots are a regional staple.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.चिउराचिउराAesandra butyraceaThe Himalayan butter tree, giving cooking fat and an enormous honey flow.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.रीठारीठाSapindus mukorossiReetha — the washing fruit of the sub-Himalayan tract, from a good shade tree.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.चिउरीचिउरीDiploknema butyraceaA sub-Himalayan tree giving edible fat and enormous quantities of nectar.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.शीशमशीशमDalbergia sissooThe timber tree of the north Indian plain, nitrogen-fixing and fast.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.शहतूतशहतूतMorus albaFruit in March, silkworm leaves all summer, and shade in between.कागजी नेमु (कागजी नेमु), Citrus limon var.कचनारकचनारBauhinia variegataOrchid-like flowers in February, and buds that go into the north-Indian kitchen.

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By regionEach entry notes where the plant grows well across India, from the Gangetic plain to coastal soils.
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Checked by a botanistNames and facts are reviewed before publication; traditional uses are labelled as traditional.