Suitable Species for Different Silvo-Ecological Zones in Balochistan

1. Mangroves

(Gawadar, Lasbella districts)

Scientific Name	Local Name	Indigenous/Exotic
Main Species	Scientific Name	Localdignous/Exo
Avicennia marina	Tivar, Timir	Native
Rhizophora mucronate	Timmar	Native
Ceriops tagal	Kirrari, Charui	Native

2. Coastal Zone

(Gwadar, Awaran, Lasbela districts)

Scientific Name	Local Name	Indigenous/Exotic
Main Species
Vachellia nilotica	Kikar	Native
Senegalia senegal	Kikar	Native
Prosopis cineraria	Kandi	Native
Tamarix aphylla	Gaz	Native
Azadirachta indica	Neem	Native
Subsidiary Species
Ficus religiosa	Pipal	Native
Dodonaea viscosa	Sanatha	Native
Ziziphus mauritiana	Ber	Native
Pithecellobium dulce	Jungle Jalaibi	Naturalized
Casuarina equisetifolia	Jangli Saru	Naturalized
Acacia cyanophylla	Cono	Exotic
Conocarpus lancifolius	Ethiopian teak	Exotic

3. Subtropical Arid Foothills

(Kech, Awaran, Panjgur districts)

Scientific Name	Local Name	Indigenous/Exotic
Main Species
Senegalia senegal	Khair	Native
Tamarix aphylla	Ghaz	Native
Melia azedarach	Bakain	Native
Delbergia sissoo	Shisham	Native
Salix tetrasperma	Willow	Native
Morus alba	Toot	Native
Subsidiary Species
Robinia pseudoacacia	Chambli	Naturalized
Ailanthus altissima	Asmani	Naturalized
Ficus carica	Anjeer	Native
Ziziphus mauritiana	Ber	Native
Capparis decidua	Karil, Karir	Native
Dodonea viscosa	Sanatha	Native

4. Subtropical Semi-arid Foothills

(Khuzdar, Lasbella districts)

Scientific Name	Local Name	Indigenous/Exotic
Main Species
Senegalia modesta	Phulai	Native
Olea ferruginea	Kao, Indian Olive	Native
Prosopis cineraria	Kandi	Native
Tecomella undulata	Lahura	Native
Vachellia nilotica	Kikar	Native
Tamarix aphylla	Ghaz	Native
Albizia lebbeck	Black Siris	Native
Albizia procera	White Siris	Native
Delbergia sissoo,	Shisham	Native
Morus alba	Toot	Native
Azadirachta indica	Neem	Native
Melia azedarach	Bakain	Native
Subsidiary Species
Moringa oleifera	Sohanjna	Native
Cordia dichotoma	Lasura	Native
Tamarindus indica	Imli	Native
Syzygium cumini	Jaman	Native
Senegalia senegal	Khair (Sind)	Native
Capparis decidua	Karil, Karir	Native
Zizyphus nummularia	Malla, Jher beri	Native
Commiphora wightii	Guggul, Gugal	Native
Euphorbia caducifolia	sensu Hook	Native
Dodonea viscosa	Sanatha	Native

5. Subtropical Arid Highlands

(Panjgur, Kalat, Khuzdar, Kharan, Washuk, Chagai, Nushki,

Mastung, Suraab, Quetta, Killa Abdullah, Pishin districts)

Scientific Name

Local Name

Indigenous/Exotic

Main Species
Pistacia khinjuk	wild pistachio	Native
Olea ferruginea	Zaitoon	Native
Fraxinus xanthoxyloides	wild ash/Hanuz	Native
Tamarix aphylla	Ghaz	Native
Melia azedarach	Bakain	Native
Morus alba	Toot	Native
Albizia procera	White Siris	Native
Delbergia sissoo	Shisham	Native
Subsidiary Species
Robinia pseudoacacia	Chambli	Naturalized
Ailanthus altissima	Asmani	Naturalized
Ficus carica	Anjeer	Native
Ziziphus jujube	Ber	Native/Exotic
Parkinsonia aculeata	Parkinsonia	Exotic
Olea europaea	Olive	Native
Dodonaea viscosa	Santha	Native

6. Arid Deserts

(Washuk, Chagai, Nushki, Kharan, and Panjgur districts)

Scientific Name	Local Name	Indigenous/Exotic
Haloxylon stocksii	Khar, Barilla, sajji.	Native
Tamarix aphylla	Ghaz	Native
Subsidiary Species
Salix tetrasperma	Bed-i-laila, Safaida.	Native

7. Sub-Tropical Arid Plains

(Kachhi, Sibi, Jhal Magsi, Nasirabad, Jaffarabad,

Sohbat Pur, Kohlu and Dera Bugti districts)

Scientific Name	Local Name	Indigenous/Exotic
Main Species
Prosopis cineraria	Kandi	Native
Tamarix aphylla	Farash	Native
Salvadora oleoides	Pilu, wan, Khabbar	Native
Vachellia nilotica	Kikar	Native
Albizia lebbeck	Black Siris	Native
Albizia procera	White Siris	Native
Delbergia sissoo	Shisham	Native
Azadirachta indica	Neem	Native
Melia azedarach	Bakain	Native
Subsidiary Species
Moringa oleifera	Sohanjna	Native
Morus alba	Toot	Native
Capparis decidua	Karir, Karil	Native
Zizyphus mauritiana	Ber	Native

8. Subtropical Arid Hills

(Khuzdar, Kachhi, Sibi, Kohlu, Harnai, and Dera Bugti districts)

Scientific Name	Local Name	Indigenous/Exotic
Main Species
Senegalia modesta	Phulai	Native
Olea ferruginea	Kao, Indian Olive	Native
Tecomella undulata	Lahura	Native
Prosopis cineraria	Kandi	Native
Vachellia nilotica	Kikar	Native
Albezia lebbek	Black Siris	Native
Albizia procera	White Siris	Native
Delbergia sissoo	Shisham	Native
Azadirachta indica	Neem	Native
Melia azedarach	Bakain	Native
Morus alba	Toot	Native
Subsidiary Species
Olea ferruginea	Zaitoon	Native
Tamarax aphylla	Ghaz	Native
Moringa oleifera	Sohanjna	Native
Dodonaea viscosa	Sanatha	Native
Ziziphus mauritiana	Ber	Native

9. Dry Temperate Highlands

(Killa Abdullah, Pishin, Killa Saifullah, Loralai, Duki,

Barkhan, Musakhail, Sherani and Zhob districts)

Scientific Name	Local Name	Indigenous/Exotic
Main Species
Pistacia khinjuk	Shina	Native
Olea ferruginea	Zaitoon	Native
Segalaia modesta	Phulai	Native
Fraxinus xanthoxyloides	wild ash	Native
Fraxinus excelsior	Quetta Ash	Native
Melia azedarach	Bakain	Native
Platanus orientalis	Chinar	Native
Tamarix aphylla	Ghaz	Native
Morus alba	Toot	Native
Albizia procera	White Siris	Native
Delbergia sissoo	Shisham	Native
Subsidiary Species
Pinus halepensis	Quetta Pine	Exotic
Salix tetrasperma	Bed-i-laila, Safaida.	Native
Ficus carica	Anjeer	Native
Olea europaea	Olive	Native
Pistacia vera	Pista	Native
Ziziphus jujuba	Ber	Native
Robinia pseudoacacia	Chambli	Naturalized
Ailanthus altissima	Asmani	Naturalized
Dodonaea viscosa	Sanatha	Native

10. Dry Temperate Mountains

 (Ziarat, Quetta, Kalat, Mastung, Pishin, Killa Saifullah,

Loralai, Zhob, Sherani and Musakhail districts}

Scientific Name	Local Name	Indigenous/Exotic
Main Species
Juniperus excelsa	Obusht	Native
Pinus gerardiana	Chalghoza pine	Native
Pinus wallichiana	Nashtar	Native
Fraxinus xanthoxyloides	Wild ash	Native
Pistacia khinjuk	Shina	Native
Pistacia atlantica	Gwan, Khanjak, Badwar	Native
Platanus orientalis	Chinar	Native
Morus alba	Toot	Native
Fraxinus excelsior	Quetta Ash	Native
Subsidiary Species
Pinus halepensis	Quetta Pine	Exotic
Melia azedarach	Bakain	Native
Elaeagnus angustifolia	Sinjid	Native
Robinia pseudoacacia	Chambli	Naturalized
Ailanthus altissima	Asmani	Naturalized
Pistacia vera	Pista	Native
Ficus carica	Anjeer	Native
Olea europaea	Olive	Native