The presentation by Dr. A. S. Nene discusses the ancient Indian text 'Mayamatam,' which identifies 75 trees suitable or unsuitable for habitat construction. Notably, none of these species have gone extinct in the last 1500 years. The document includes detailed botanical information, including various tree types and their characteristics.

1. Ancient Indian Trees
depicted in Mayamatam
Presentation by
Dr. A. S. Nene
Prof. of Civil Engineering(Retd)
VNIT Nagpur

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Ancient Indian text “Mayamatam by Sage
Maya deals with Vastushastra.
The text contains names of 75 suitable or
unsuitable trees for construction of habitat .
It is surprising to note that none of these
botanical species has become extinct during
last 15 centauries.
The slide caption contains relevant chapter
and verse number

3. 15.64 - Falsa - Grewia asiati
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4. 15.64-black catechu / cutch tree
Acacia catechu Wild. Mimosoideae

5. 15,64-Babul tree - Acacia arebika

6. 15.64- Indian butter tree South Indian mahua-
Madhuca longifolia Linn. / Bassia longifulia
Sapotaceae

7. 15.64-Royal poinciana - Delonix regia

8. 15.64-Golden or yellow champa-
Michelia champaca Linn. Magnoliaceae

9. 15.64-Black wood- Dalbergia latifolia

10. 15.64-arjuna myrobalan-
Terminalia arjuna - Am. Combretaceae

11. 15.64- Pagoda tree - Tabernaemontana
Styphnolobium japonicum

12. 15.64- Rubber tree- Hevea brasiliensis,

13. 15.64- white sandalwood-
Santalum album Linn. Santalaceae

14. 15.65- Date palm - Phoenix dactilifera

15. 15.65- dhavan- Grewia tiliaefolia Vahl. Tiliaceae

16. 15.65-Sago Palm- Cryota alrenus

17. 15.65- Teak tree - Tectona grandis

18. 15.65-Cheraunji nut tree
Buchanania lanzan

19. 15.65- stone flower-
Parmelia perlata (Huds.) Ach. Lichenes

20. 15.65-

21. 15.65- Indian lilac / margosa tree -
Azidiracta indica A Juss. Meliaceae

22. 15.65-Indian Kino Malabar Kino -
Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. Papilionaceae

23. 15.65- pomelo / shadduck of West Indies
Citrus decumana Linn. Rutaceae

24. 15.66- Box myrtle-
Myrica esculenta Buch – Ham
)

25. 15.66- Money jack tree-Fig tree- Ficus carica

26. 15.66- Indian jackfruit tree -
Artocarpus integrifolia Linn. / heterophyllus
Urticaceae

27. 15.66- Saptaparni tree- Alstonia scholaris

28. 15.66- Jamoon tree- Eugenia jambolana.

29. 15.66- Bitter Apple -Colocynath,

30. 15.108- sacred fig / peepal tree-
Ficus religiosa Linn. Urticaceae

31. 15.106- cluster fig / country fig-
Ficus racemosa Linn. / glomerata Urticaceae

32. 15.108- Ficus arnottiana Miq.
Moraceae/Urticaceae

33. 15.108- banyan tree -
Ficus bengalensis Linn. Urticaceae

34. 15.108- bael-
Aegle marmelos Corr. ex. Roxb. Rutaceae

35. 15.109- bastard teak -Butea monosperma
Kuntze frondosa Koem ex. Roxb Leguminosae

36. 15.109- conessi bark tree
Holarrhena antidysenterica (white) Wall.
Apocynaceae

37. 15.109- tooth brush tree / salt bush
Salvadora persica Linn. Salvadoraceae

38. 15-109- CordiadichotomaFrost.f.

39. 15-109- Lodh tree-chunga- Symplocos
cochinchinensis

40. 15.109- wild cinchona-Anthocephalus indicus
A. Rich. / cadamba Miq. Rubiaceae

41. 15.110- Night-flowering Jasmine - Nyctanthes
arbortristis

42. 15.110- Geranium tree, Camel`s foot, Butterfly
tree- bauhinia-purpurea

43. 15.110- Tamarind tree- Tamarindus indica

44. 15.110- Silk cotton tree-

45. 56-15.110- cassia flower / sponge tree
Acacia leucophloea /farnesiana Willd.
Fabaceae / Mimosaceae

46. 15.111- Cork Oak Tree- Eleiocarpus calamus

47. 15.111- utrasum-bead tree- Elaeocarpus
sphaericus (Gaertn.) K. Schum./ E. ganitrus
Roxb. Elaeocarpaceae

48. 15.111- Indian gooseberry- Emblica officinalis
Gaertn./ Phyllanthus emblica Linn.
Euphorbiaceae

49. 15.111- Wood Apple-Limonia acidissima

50. 15.111- Indian gamboge- Garcinia morella Desr.
Guttiferae

51. 15.111-
Putranjiva roxburghii Wall. / Drypetes
roxburghii Wall. Euphorbiaceae

52. 15.112- Snake wood tree- Acacia xiphophylla

53. 15.112- Indian beech- Pongamia glabra Linn. /
pinnata / Galedupa indica Papilionaceae

54. 15.112- three-leaved caper- Crataeva nurvala /
religiosa / magna Hook & Forst. Capparidaceae

55. 15.112- Indian plum / jujube / bherefruit tree-
Zizyphus sativus Rhamnaceae

56. 15.112- bullet-wood tree- Mimusops elengi
Linn. Sapotaceae

57. 15.112

58. 15.112- aloe wood / eagle wood- Aquilaria
agallocha Roxb. Thymelacaceae

59. 15.113- camphor tree- Cinnamomum camphora
Nees & Eberm. Lauraceae

60. Review the past with modern perspective
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