Important Fodder Trees

Sr No Common / English Name Scientific name Commonly grown area’s
1 Subabool Leucaena leucocephala Sub humid, Semiarid
2 Gliricidia Gliricidia sepium Humid, sub humid
3 Ardu Alianthus excelsa Arid and semiarid regions
4 Agasthi Sesbania grandiflora Arid and semiarid regions
5 Shevri Sesbania sesban Arid and semiarid regions
6 Khejri Prosopis cinereria Arid and semiarid regions
7 Mahua Bassia latifolia - Flower Semi arid
8 Babul Acacia Nilotica Dry and moist tropics
9 Neem Azadirachta indica Dry and moist tropics
10 Kachnar Bauhinia variegata Sub tropics, moist and dry tropics
11 Safed siris Albizia procera Wet tropical and subtropical
12 Lallei Albizia amara Dry tropics
13 Siris Albizia lebbeck Moist and dry tropics
14 Shisham Dalbergia sissoo Moist tropics
15 Mulbery Morus alba Moist tropics
16 Bola Morus laevigata Subtropics
17 Drum stick Moringa oleifera Moist tropics, sub humid Humid
18 Kikkar Prosopis chilensis Dry tropics
19 Ber Ziziphus mauritiana Dry and moist tropics