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Contents
  1. Plants of Nepal
    1. 01Browse every plant
    2. 02The five regions
    3. 03Districts Flora
  2. Ecosystem
    1. 01Types of Ecosystem
  3. Climate change
    1. 01What is changing
    2. 02What is Climate Change?
  4. Environment-friendly behaviour
    1. 01Things you can do

Plants

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18

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  • Amala

    Phyllanthus emblica

    A small sour fruit packed with more vitamin C than an orange. Eat one and the next sip of water tastes sweet.

    Regions
    Terai · Siwalik (Chure) · Middle Hills
    Elevation
    100–1500 m
    Flowers in
    March, April

    Doing okay

  • Bamboo

    Dendrocalamus hamiltonii

    Not a tree at all — bamboo is a giant grass, and one of the fastest growing plants on Earth.

    Regions
    Terai · Siwalik (Chure) · Middle Hills
    Elevation
    300–2000 m

    Doing okay

  • Chir Pine

    Pinus roxburghii

    The pine of the middle hills, with long needles and sticky resin that smells sharp and sweet.

    Regions
    Siwalik (Chure) · Middle Hills
    Elevation
    500–2000 m
    Flowers in
    February, March, April

    Doing okay

  • Chiraito

    Swertia chirayita

    A bitter mountain herb used for fever. Many hill families earn real money growing it — which is why growing it matters more than digging it.

    Regions
    Middle Hills · High Mountains
    Elevation
    1200–3000 m
    Flowers in
    August, September, October

    At risk

  • Himalayan Birch

    Betula utilis

    The last tree you meet before the mountain becomes rock and snow. Ancient books were written on its papery bark.

    Regions
    High Mountains · High Himal & Trans-Himalaya
    Elevation
    2700–4300 m
    Flowers in
    May, June

    Doing okay

  • Himalayan Juniper

    Juniperus indica

    A low, tough shrub burned as incense in mountain homes and monasteries. Its smoke smells like cold clean air.

    Regions
    High Mountains · High Himal & Trans-Himalaya
    Elevation
    3000–4800 m
    Flowers in
    May, June

    Doing okay

  • Himalayan Yew

    Taxus wallichiana

    A slow, dark mountain tree whose bark contains a medicine used to treat cancer. That discovery nearly wiped it out.

    Regions
    High Mountains · High Himal & Trans-Himalaya
    Elevation
    2300–3400 m
    Flowers in
    April, May

    In real danger

  • Jatamansi

    Nardostachys jatamansi

    A high-mountain herb with a hairy root that smells deeply of earth and wood. It has been traded across Asia for two thousand years.

    Regions
    High Mountains · High Himal & Trans-Himalaya
    Elevation
    3200–5000 m
    Flowers in
    July, August

    Almost gone

  • Khayar

    Senegalia catechu

    A thorny tree of dry riverbeds. Its heartwood is boiled down to make katha, the brown paste used in paan.

    Regions
    Terai · Siwalik (Chure)
    Elevation
    100–1400 m
    Flowers in
    June, July, August

    Doing okay

  • Lali Gurans

    Rhododendron arboreum

    Nepal’s national flower. When the hills turn red in spring, this is the tree doing it.

    Regions
    Middle Hills · High Mountains
    Elevation
    1400–3600 m
    Flowers in
    March, April, May

    Doing okay

  • Nepalese Alder

    Alnus nepalensis

    The tree that repairs broken land. Alder is usually the first thing to grow back on a landslide scar.

    Regions
    Middle Hills
    Elevation
    900–2700 m
    Flowers in
    October, November

    Doing okay

  • Panch Aunle

    Dactylorhiza hatagirea

    A small purple orchid whose root looks like a tiny human hand — five fingers, which is exactly what its name means.

    Regions
    High Mountains · High Himal & Trans-Himalaya
    Elevation
    2800–4500 m
    Flowers in
    June, July

    Almost gone

  • Peepal

    Ficus religiosa

    The tree with heart-shaped leaves that whisper in the smallest breeze. Almost every Nepali village square has one.

    Regions
    Terai · Siwalik (Chure) · Middle Hills
    Elevation
    60–1500 m
    Flowers in
    April, May

    Doing okay

  • Sal

    Shorea robusta

    The great tree of the Terai forests. Its timber is so strong that Nepali houses built from it stand for a hundred years.

    Regions
    Terai · Siwalik (Chure)
    Elevation
    100–1200 m
    Flowers in
    March, April

    Doing okay

  • Simal

    Bombax ceiba

    In late winter the simal drops every leaf and covers itself in huge red flowers instead. Birds come from everywhere to drink.

    Regions
    Terai · Siwalik (Chure)
    Elevation
    60–1200 m
    Flowers in
    February, March

    Doing okay

  • Sissoo

    Dalbergia sissoo

    A fast riverside tree of the Terai, planted along roads for shade and prized for furniture wood.

    Regions
    Terai · Siwalik (Chure)
    Elevation
    60–900 m
    Flowers in
    March, April

    Doing okay

  • Sunpati

    Rhododendron anthopogon

    A tiny cousin of the gurans that grows above the treeline, in cushions low enough to hide from the wind.

    Regions
    High Himal & Trans-Himalaya
    Elevation
    3500–5000 m
    Flowers in
    June, July

    Doing okay

  • Timur

    Zanthoxylum armatum

    A thorny shrub whose peppery seed makes your tongue tingle and go slightly numb. Nepali pickle would be lost without it.

    Regions
    Middle Hills
    Elevation
    1100–2500 m
    Flowers in
    March, April

    Doing okay