Tree Species Found in Hilly Region of Nepal

The Hilly region of Nepal lies in the middle belt from east to west which represent some portion of sub-tropical ecological zone, mostly temperate zone and upto subalpine zone. They have their own types of vegetation. The temperature of the region is neither cool nor warmer in lower region and is warmer in the upper region. Thus, this region can also be categories as Mid-hills and high-hills and the vegetation varies accordingly. The growth of plant slows down with decrease in temperature so, the plant growth in high hills is slower compare to midhills in lower belt. The vegetation varies according to the altitude so, the tree species available in Mid-hills and High-Hills are tabulated separately while some of them can be intermixed able but categorized based on its abundance in respective region.

Hill Forest

 Tree Species of Mid-Hills of Nepal

S.No.	Botanical Name	Family Name	Common Name	Nepali Name
1	Acer oblongum	Aceraceae	Himalayan maples	Phirphire
2	Aesculus indica	Hippocastanaceae	Indian horse chest nut	Lekh pangre
3	Alnus nepalensis	Betulaceae	Alder	Utis
4	Brassaiopsis hainla	Araliaceae	Chuletro	Seto Chuletro
5	Brassaiopsis glomerulata	Araliaceae	Blume	Kalo Chuletro
6	Bridelia retusa	Euphorbiaceae	Asan	Gayo
7	Buddleja asiatica	Buddlejaceae	White butterfly bush	Bhimsen pati
8	Castanopsis hystrix	Fagaceae	Katus	Patle katus
9	Castonopsis indica	Fagaceae	Indian/Oak chestnut	Dhale Katus
10	Castonopsis tribuloides	Fagaceae	Chinquapin	Musure Katus
11	Cordia dichotoma	Cordiaceae	Indian Cherry	Bohori
12	Daphniphyllum himalense	Cordiaceae	Benth	Rakchan
13	Erythrina arborescence	Papilionaceae	Himalayan coral tree	Phaledo
14	Eurya acuminate	Theaceae	Sakaki	Thulo Jhingane
15	Exbucklandia populnea	Hamamelidaceae	Malayan aspen	Pipla
16	Fraxinus floribunda	Oleaceae	Himalayan ash	Lankuri
17	Ilex excelsa	Aquifoliaceae	Japanese holly	Puwanle
18	Juglans regia	Juglandaceae	Walnut	Okhar
19	Lannea coromandelica	Anacardiaceae	Indian ash tree	Jhingat, Hallongre
20	Leucosceptrum canum	Labiatae	Hairy white-wand	Bhusure, Ghurmiso
21	Michelia champaca	Magnoliaceae	Champak	Champ
22	Pinus roxburghii	Pinaceae	Chir pine	Rani salla
23	Pinus wallichiana	Pinaceae	Blue pine	Gobre salla
24	Prunus cerasoides	Rosaceae	Wild Himalayan cherry	Painyu
25	Quercus lalmellose	Fagaceae	Oak	Thulo phalant
26	Quercus leucotricophora	Fagaceae	Banjh oak	Sano banjh
27	Quercus semicarpifolia	Fagaceae	Oak	Khasru
28	Salix babylonica	Salicaceae	Willow	Bains
29	Saurauria nepaulensis	Saurauiaceae	Gogan	Gogan
30	Schima wallichii	Theaceae	Cheloni	Chilaune

Tree Species in High-Hills of Nepal

S.No.	Botanical Name	Family Name	Common Name	Nepali Name
1	Abies pindrow	Pinaceae	Silver fir	Chingure, Gobre salla
2	Abies spectabilis	Pinaceae	Himalayan fir	Talispatra, bunge salla
3	Betula utilis	Betulaceae	Birch	Bhojpatra
4	Cedrus deodara	Pinaceae	Deodar	Deodar
5	Cupressus torulosa	Cupressaceae	Cypress	Dhupi
6	Juniperus indica	Cupressaceae	Juniper	Dhupi
7	Picea smithiana	Conifereae	Spruce	Jhulle salla
8	Rhododendron arboretum	Ericacear	Rhododendron	Lali Gurans
9	Taxus baccata	Taxaceae	Himalayan yew	Thingure salla
10	Tsuga dumosa	Pinaceae	Hemlock	Thingure salla

You can also see: Tree Species Found in Terai Region of Nepal.

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