1. DECCAN EDUCATION SOCIETY’S
DES SECONDARY
SCHOOL,
TILAK ROAD ,PUNE
Topic :

2. INTRODUCTION
 Rare Plants are those , either whose
members are few and restricted to small
geographical area.
 The number of these plants has
reduced to a critical level and they may
become extinct if not protected.
 The main cause of the plants getting
rare is human or man-made.

3. ADULSA
SCIENTIFIC NAME-ADHATODAVASICA
There are two types of
adulsa , white adulsa and
black adulsa
Black adulsa is mainly
used for curing asthma
, j
aundice and fever .
The leaves of this plant
are rich in vitamin C and
are used for yielding oil .

4. Karanj
Scientific name :- Pogamia Pinnata
Karanj is a deciduous
tree.
The tree is well suited to
intent heat and it is
drought tolerant.
 The seed oil is used
in diesel generator .

5. NIRGUDI
SCIENTIFIC NAME -VITEX NEGUNDO
Nirgudi is used in
Ayurveda . It cures cough
, asthma and eye
diseases.
There leaves are
useful in dispesing
swellings of the joint
from acute rheumatism.
 The juice of the leaves
is used for worms from
ulcers

6. BALSAM
SCIENTIFIC NAME –IMPAINTS
BALSAMINE
Balsam does not
tolerate cold weather .
Balsam is often used as
home remedy to treat
bee stings , insects bites
and particularly poison
ivy .
 It is also used for
making shampoos . It is
specifically used in nail
polishes and hair dyers .

7. CINNAMON
SCIENTIFIC NAME - CINNAMOMUM
Cinnamon bark is
widely used as a spice .
It is also principally
employed in cookery as
condiment and flavoring
material .
Cinnamon is used as
insect repellant. It is also
used to cure diabetes

8. SHISAM
SCIENTIFIC NAME – DALBERGIA SISSOO
The Shisam is notorious
for causing allergic
reactions due the
presence of sensitizing
quinones in the wood.
 It is used as fuel and for
making timber . It is also
used for making
agricultural and musical
instruments .

9. RIBBON GRASS
SCIENTIFIC NAME – PHALARIS
ARUNDINACEA
It is used as an ideal
candidate for improving
soil quality and
biodiversity at different
sites. It is also used in
pulp and paper making
processes .
This is a drought
resistant grass & it still it
can be grown as an
aquatic plant.

10. GOLDEN DURANTA
SCIENTIFIC NAME – DURANTA
ERECTA
This plant is
generally used for
making hedges . It is
also used as
ornamental material.
It is a salt tolerant
plant. It is also used as
basket plant .

11. SHATAVARI
SCIENTIFIC NAME – ASPARAGUS
RACEMOSUS
Shatavari is effective in
ulcers and hyperacidity and
its cooling action works on
chronic fever , unframed
membrane of the lungs
, stomach , kidneys and is
used as an antidiarrehetic .
Shatavari is used to cure
dehydration
Asparagus is useful in
Cancer, convalescence and
cough .

12. SITA ASOKA
SCIENTIFIC NAME – SARACA ASOCA
It is accepted as a
sacred plant in Hindu
religion as it is dedicated
to Kama Deva , the god
of love.
Lord Buddha was born
under this tree. It is
highly fragmented . It is
also used in medical field
.

13. SANDALWOOD
SCIENTIFIC NAME – SANTALUM
ALBUM
Sandalwood is used in oil
and perfume making. It is
used in rituals of different
religions like Buddhism
, Chinese , Japanese .
 In Hindu
religion, Sandalwood paste
is used to mark religious
utensils and to decorate
the icons of the deities. It is
also distributed to
devotees, to apply it on
forehead .

14. VEKHAND
SCIENTIFIC NAME – ACORUS
CALMUS
Vekhand is used world-
wide in medicinal field .
It’s roots are used as
vermifuge . It is widely
employed in modern
herbal medicine as an
aromatic stimulant and
mild tonic .
 It is used as thatching
material

15. SURVEY
S.P COLLEGE

16. FACTS
• Of the sixty plants recently identified as critically
endangered, and vulnerable in the state by the
ministry of environment and forest, city botanists
said that 30 are found and around Pune.
• Botanists say that a majority of these
varieties are herbs and endemic confined to a
specific habitat or locality.
• Unfortunately, despite being part of flora,
these plants are neglected, since they are of
no particular use to mankind.

17. •Apart from the Pune University (411 acres) most of
the public parks in Pune are really small .
•The wildest and most beautiful areas in Pune have
been the preserve of the Army – the College of
Military Engineering (4000 acres) and the National
Defense Academy (5000 acres) and they are out of
bounds for the general public.
•Alas the city of Pune – a major auto-hub and Detroit
of India, IT and Bio-technology mega centre, the
Oxford of the East still lacks a Botanical Gardens.

18. GOVERNMENT PROJECTS
• The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), & the forest
development corporation are developing an oxygen park
.The project has come up at a cost of Rs 2 crore, which the
PMC had set aside in its 2010-11 budget
• Besides the oxygen park, the PMC has enmarked Rs 50 lakh
for various other projects
•Besides, another Rs 50 lakh has been allocated for planting
indigenous trees on government and semi-government land
as well as on forest land.
• A Rs 40-lakh lake park has also been proposed in a 10-acre
stone quarry near Vetal Tekdi.

19. RECOMMENDATIONS
 We should create general awareness
about the rare plants.
 We should plant the trees in our
surroundings.
 Schools should organize trips and
activities related to the rare trees .
 We should organize tree plantation
campaigns.

20. THANK YOU
MAITHILEE VAIDYA
SAMPADA DESHPANDE
MANJIRI BHUSKUTE