Famine plants List of India with family and common name

List of Indian Famine plants with family and common name

Sr no.	Scientific names(Botanical names)	Common names	Family
1	Abrus Precatorious	Gunja	Papilionaceae
2	Abutilon muticum	Karandi	Malvaceae
3	Acacia Leucophloea	Hivar	Mimosaceae
4	Acalypha Indica	Khokali	Euphorbiaceae
5	Aerua Lanata	Kapuri,madhuri	Amarantaceae
6	Bambusa Bambos	Spiny Bamboo, bans	Gramineae
7	Bambusa Vulgaris	Striped Bomboo	Gramineae
8	Boerhaavia Repanda	Punarnava	Nyctaginaceae
9	Borassus Flabellifer	Tad	Palmaceae
10	Cassia Auriculata	Kanphuti	Sapindaceae
11	Cassia Auriculata	Awal	Caesalpiniaceae
12	Cassia Occidentalis	Kasundari	Caesalpiniaceae
13	Cassia Sophera	Rantakla	Caesalpiniaceae
14	Cassia Tora	Chakunda	Caesalpiniaceae
15	Commenlina Nudiflora	Gandogli, Kena	Commelinaceae
16	Crinum Deflexum	Nag-devana	Amaryllidaceae
17	Euphorbia hirta	Dudhi, Govardhan	Euphorbiaceae
18	Ficus Bengalensis	Vad	Urticaceae
19	Ficus Religiosa	Pimpal	Urticaceae
20	Ipomea Reniformis	Undirkani	Convolvvulaceae
21	Ipomea Sepiaria	Amti-vel	Convolvvulaceae
22	Madhuca Indica	Mahua	Sapotaceae
23	Madhuka Longifolia	Mahuda	Sapotaceae
24	Marsdenia Volubilis	Dodhi, Dudhika	Ascelepiadaceae
25	Melia Azadirachta	Nim , Nimba	Meliaceae
26	Morinda Citrifolia	Bartondi	Rubiaceae
27	Santalum Album	Chandan, Gandha	Santalaceae
28	Solanum Nigrum	Makoi	Solanaceae
29.	Tamarindus Indica	Imli , Amli	Caesalpiniaceae

Poisonous plants List in india with Common names and Family

List of Indian poisonous plants with Common names and Family

Sr no	Scientific name(Botanical names)	Common names	Family
1	Albizzia Procera	Safed-sirish, Kinhai	Mimosaceae
2	Amorphophalus Campanultus	Suran	Araceae
3	Anacardium Occidentale	Kaju	Anacardiaceae
4	Anamitra Cocculus	Kakamari	Menispermaceae
5	Calotropis Gigantia	Rui	Akdo
6	Cannabis sativa	Bhang,Bhangi	Urticaceae
7	Calotropis Procera	Madar	Asclepiadaceae
8	Casearia Graveolens	Chilla, Bokhara	Samydaceae
9	Cerbera Odollam	Sukanu , Honde	Apocynaceae
10	Croton Tiglium	Jamalgota , Japala, danti	Euphorbiaceae
11	Cucumis Trigonus	Hislambi, Karit	Cucurbitaceae
12	Datura Fastuosa	Kala-dhatura	Solanaceae
13	Jatropa Curcas	Mogali-erand	Euphorbiaceae
14	Jatropha Multifida	Vilayati haralu	Euphorbiaceae
15	Kalanchoe Spathulata	Panphutti	Crassulaceae
16	Maesa indica	Atki, Gudda-hurgi	Myrsineae
17	Moringa Oleifera	Sajina , Guggala	Moringaceae
18	Mundulea Suberosa	Supti	Papilionaceae
19	Plumbago rosea	Lalchita	Plumbaginaceae
20	Randia dumetorum	Gela	Rubiaceaea
21	Ricinus communis	Erand	Euphorbiaceae
22	Sapium insigne	Linda	Euphorbiaceae
23	Securingega virosa	Patala , pandharpali	Euphorbiaceae
24	Strychnos colubrine	Kajra-vel	Loganiaceae
25	Strychuos nux-vomica	Kajra , kuchala	Loganiaceae
26	Terminalia bellarica	Behada	Combretaceae
27	Walsura piscidia	-	Meliaceae

Celtis durandi | Egid

Scientific classification of Celtis durandi



Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Rosales
Family: Cannabaceae
Genus: Celtis





Botanical Name: Celtis durandi
Common Name: Egid

Useful part: Roots
Medicinal uses: Alcoholic extract of roots used for malaria and fever.

Nicotiana tabacum | Anwuru

Scientific classification of Nicotiana tabacum


Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Subfamily: Nicotianoideae
Tribe: Nicotianeae[1]
Genus: Nicotiana






Botanical Name: Nicotiana tabacum
Common Name: Anwuru


Useful parts: Leaves
Medicinal uses : Leaf paste with palm oil and potash used tocure tooth ache.

Mitracarpus Villosus | Ogwu Ugwo

Botanical Name: Mitracarpus Villosus
Common Name: Ogwu Ugwo
Family: Rubiaceae

Useful part: Leaves
Medicinal uses: Leaves used for eczema

Lophira alata | Ugiri Nwautobo

Scientific classification of Lophira alata

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Ochnaceae
Genus: Lophira
Species: L. alata


Botanical Name: Lophira alata
Common Name: Ugiri Nwautobo

Useful part: Leaves

Medicinal uses: Paste of the leaves with potash and local gin used for fast healing of wounds.

Milicia excelas | Uko

Scientific classification of Milicia excelas



Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Urticales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Milicia
Species: M. excelsa




Botanical Name: Milicia excelas
Comon Name: Uko

Useful part: Roots & leaves

Medicinal uses: Decoction of leaves or roots cure stomach aches.