Greening BCIL Townsend
Adding value to a habitat
We have achieved this through:
. Choice of plant profile mostly endemic species
. Avoiding formal landscaping
. Using shrub plants
. Protecting existing flora, avifauna and reptiles.
Tree species
The avenue tree species at the campus are selected to offer a profile of medicinal values while being useful to the soil in fixing nitrogen . eg: leguminous species like pongamea or Gliricidia; some with potent medicinal properties like Neem, Amla, Haritaki, Vibhitaki. Many of them are known for their beautiful flowers like the Cassia, Tabubia, Jacaranda and Lagerstroemia [known as the Queen of Flowers]. We have a collection of 25-30 species of medicinal and aromatic plants. We have plans to have a small medicinal park with red listed species.
Medicinal trees with beautiful flowers grown in the campus
Flame of the forest
Erithrina Indica
Indian Laburnum
Ashoka [Saraca indica]
Trees with beautiful flowers grown in the campus
Pink Cassia
Queen.s flower or thePride of India, Arjuna,
Hole dasavala [Lagerstroemia]
Night shade or Potato tree [Solanum grandiflorum]
Leguminous trees that fix nitrogen
Spotted gliricidia
The Raintree
Pongam
Tree,
Honge,
Karanji
[Pongamea Pinnata, Glabra]
Gulmohar [Dolonyx regea]