Flora in Park
The Flora in Pench National Park is blessed with rich and verdant forests, spread throughout the area of the National Park. Southern dry broadleaf teak forests are there, which blend with tropical mixed deciduous forests. The flora in Pench includes different kinds of shrubs, climbers and tress. It has some uncommon varieties of herbs with medicinal properties that are mentioned below:
Flora in Pench National Park
- Teak (Tectona Grandis)
- Saja (Terminalia Tomentosa)
- Bija (Pterocarpus Marsupium)
- Lendia (Lagerstroemia Parviflora)
- Haldu (Adina Cardifolia)
- Dhaora (Anogeissus Latifolia)
- Salai (Boswellia Serrata)
- Aonla (Emblica Officinalis)
- Amaltas (Cassia Fistula)
Wilflowers in Pench
| Family | Flowers | Scientific Name |
| IXConvolvulaceae          | Little Glory | Evolvus alsinioides |
| Hedge Glory | Ipomea camea | |
| Blue Dawn Glory | Ipomea nil | |
| Greater Glory | Ipomea mauritiana | |
| Tiger’s Paw Glory | Ipomea pes-tigridis | |
| Red Star Glory | Ipomea hederifolia | |
| Composite      | Goat Weed | Ageratum Conyzioides |
| American Softhead | Lagascea mollis | |
| Marsh Daisy | Eclipta Prostate(=alba) | |
| Graham’s Groundsel | Senecio Grahami | |
| Labitaceae      | Indian Catmint | Anisomeles Indica (=ovale) |
| Common Leucas | Leucas aspera | |
| Wild Tulsi | Occimum vulgare | |
| Lion’s Ear | Leonotis nepetiifolia | |
| Malvaceae    | Lesser White Mallow | Hibiscus hirtus |
| Common Purple Mallow | Urenia Lobata | |
| Common Sida | Sida acuta | |
| Oxalidaceae | Little Tree Plant | Biophytum Sensitivum |
| Cucurbitaceae  | Madras Pea Pumpkin | Mukia maderaspatena |
| Common Fringe-Flowered Vine | Trichosanthes cucumerina | |
| Caesalpiniaceae  | Feather-leaved Cassia | Cassia mimosioides |
| Pot Cassia | Cassia tora | |
| Mimosaceae  | Touch-Me Not | Mimosa pudica |
| Solanaceae  | Little Gooseberry | Physalis minima |
| Yellow-berried Nightshade | Solanum surattense | |
| Verbenaceae  | Common Lantana | Lantana Camara |
| Jamaican Bluespike | Stachytarpheta Jamaicensis | |
| Fabaceae (Papilionaceae)Â Â | Common Rattle Pod | Crotalaria Rretusa |
| Silky Indigo | Indigofera astragalinea | |
| Pedaliaceae | Devil’s Claw | Martynia annua |
| Acanthaceae | Wayside Tuberose | Ruella tuberosa |
| Ranunculaceae | Deccan Clematis | Clematis triloba |
In addition, bamboos are also there in some valleys and next to the water banks. The wilderness of the flora in this park is integrated with old Teak and Bamboo plantations.
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