The Nature Club of the College planted Nakshatravanam in the campus as part of the Green Campus Drive of the institution. It is a garden comprising of 27 different varieties of saplings associated with the 27 constellations, or nakshatras in a chakra as mentioned in the Vedic chart. According to Indian astrology, every Nakshatra has a symbolic tree or plant that defines its connection with eternal nature. The following are the nakshataras and the associated trees.
Sl No |
Nakshatra/ Star |
Name of the Tree |
Botanical Name |
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1 |
Aswathy |
കാഞ്ഞിരം Strychnine |
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2 |
Bharani |
നെല്ലി Indian Gooseberry/ Amla |
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3 |
Karthika |
അത്തി Cluster Fig/ Country Fig/ Fig |
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4 |
Rohini |
ഞാവൽ Jamun/ Black Plum |
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5 |
Makayiram |
കരിങ്ങാലി Cutch Tree/ Milmesha/ Ebony |
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6 |
Thiruvathira |
കരിമരം Cashmere Tree/ Long Pepper/ Red Sandal |
Diospyros melanoxylon/ Pterocarpus santalinus/ Aquilaria agallocha |
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7 |
Punartham |
മുള Bamboo |
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8 |
Pooyam |
അരയാൽ Sacred Fig/ Peepal/ Ficus |
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9 |
Aayilyam |
നാകം Messua Tree/ Alexandrian Laurel/ Beauty Leaf Poon |
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10 |
Makam/ |
പേരാൽ Banyan Tree/ Indian Fig |
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11 |
Pooram |
ചമത/പ്ലാശ് Flame of the Forest/ Parrot Tree |
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12 |
Uthram |
ഇത്തി |
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13 |
Atham |
അമ്പഴം Hog Plum/ Neem/ Royal Jasmine |
Spondias pinnata / Azadirachta indica/ Jasminum grandiflorum |
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14 |
Chithira |
കൂവളം Beal Tree/ Bengal Quince/ Stone Apple/ Wood Apple |
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15 |
Chothy |
നീർമരുത് Arjuna Tree / Queen's Flower |
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16 |
Visakham |
വയങ്കത Governor's Plum/Wood Apple/ Ceylon Ironwood/ Indian rose chestnut |
Feronia elephantum/ Feronia limonia/ Mesua ferrea/ Limonia acidissima |
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17 |
Anizham |
ഇലഞ്ഞി Bullet Wood Tree |
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18 |
Thrikketta |
വെട്ടി Bodh Tree/ Stunted Jack |
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19 |
Moolam |
വെള്ളപ്പൈൻ/ Veluthakunthirikom White Dammar/ Hardwickia/ Sal Tree |
Boswellia serrata/ Mangifera indica/ Shorea robusta/ Hardwickia binata |
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20 |
Pooradam |
വഞ്ചി Fish Poison Tree/ Tinospora |
Salix tetrasperma/ Tinospora cordifolia/ Calamus pseudotenuis |
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21 |
Uthradam |
പ്ലാവ് Jack Fruit Tree/ Bread Fruit |
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22 |
Thiruvonam |
എരിക്ക് Gigantic Swallow/ Swallow Wort |
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23 |
Avittam |
വന്നി Indian Gum Tree/ Indian Mesquit/ Kejari |
Moringa oleifera/ Prosopis cineraria/ Prosopis spicigera/ Prosopis juliflora |
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24 |
Chathayam |
കടമ്പ് Kadam Tree/ Indian Oak |
Anthocephalus cadamba/ Mitragyna parviflora/ Neolamarckia cadamba |
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25 |
Pooruruttathi |
മാവ് Mango Tree |
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26 |
Uthruttathi |
കരിമ്പന Bajarbattu |
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27 |
Revathi |
ഇലിപ്പ Butter Tree |
