About the Book

The book provides valuable insights and visual aids pertaining to resin and gumproducing plants native to India, aiding in their accurate identification. It is enriched with authentic photographs showcasing distinct parts of these plants, including leaves, owers, fruits, seeds, bark, and the overall tree structure. Additionally, the book goes the extra mile by illustrating the geographical locations of these plants on the map of India, thereby offering a comprehensive overview of their distribution across the country. The field guide not only imparts crucial knowledge about the diverse regional names these plants are known by but also provides both their common and botanical nomenclature. Furthermore, the book furnishes valuable information about the uses and potential applications of the gum and resin products derived from these plants. The book serves as a crucial resource for individuals seeking to identify, understand, and utilize gum and resin products and conserve the plants producing them.

Introduction
Acacia catechu (Khair)
Acacia chundra (Red Cutch Tree)
Acacia farnesiana (Sweet Acacia)
Acacia leucophloea (White Bark Acacia)
Acacia mearnsii (Black Wattle)
Acacia nilotica ssp. indica (Babool)
Acacia nilotica ssp. adstringens (Babool)
Acacia nilotica ssp. cupressiformis (Babool)
Acacia senegal (Gum Arabic)
Acacia sieberiana (Paperbark Acacia)
Acacia tortilis (Israeli Babool)
Ailanthus excelsa (Indian Tree of Heaven)
Ailanthus triphysa (Maharukh)
Albizia amara (Oil Cake Tree)
Albizia lebbeck (Siris)
Albizia lucidior (Potka Siris)
Albizia procera (White Siris)
Anacardium occidentale (Cashew Nut)
Anogeissus latifolia (Ghatti)
Anogeissus pendula (Button Tree)
Anogeissus rotundifolia (Roundleaf Axlewood)
Azadirachta indica (Neem)
Balanites roxburghii (Desert Date)
Bauhinia variegata (Kachnar)
Bombax ceiba (Red Silk Cotton Tree)
Boswellia serrata (Salai Guggul)
Buchanania lanzan (Chironji)
Butea monosperma (Palas)
Calophyllum inophyllum (Sultan Champa)
Canarium strictum (Black Dammar)
Cassia tora (Cakunda)
Ceiba pentandra (White Silk Cotton Tree)
Cochlospermum religiosum (Yellow Silk Cotton Tree)
Commiphora berryi (Indian Balm of Gilead)
Commiphora caudata (South Indian Commiphora)
Commiphora wightii (Guggul)
Cordia dichotoma (Indian Cherry)
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (Guar)
Delonix regia (Gulmohar)
Dichrostachys cinerea (Sickle Bush)
Dipterocarpus turbinatus (Garjan)
Enterolobium contortisiliquum (Earpod Tree)
Garcinia gummi-gutta (Malabar Tamarind)
Garcinia xanthochymus (Himalayan Garcinia)
Gardenia resinifera (Dikamali)
Garuga pinnata (Garuga)
Grevillea robusta (Silver Oak)
Hardwickia binata (Anjan)
Hevea brasiliensis (Rubber)
Kingiodendron pinnatum (Malabar Mahogany)
Lannea coromandelica (Jhingan)
Leucaena leucocephala (Subabul)
Limonia acidissima (Wood Apple)
Macaranga indica (Indian Macaranga)
Macaranga peltata (Chandada)
Mangifera indica (Mango)
Mesua ferrea (Ironwood Tree)
A Field Guide
GUM AND RESIN
PLANTS OF INDIA
Moringa concanensis (Konkan Moringa)
Moringa oleifera (Drum Stick)
Parkia timoriana (Tree Bean)
Peltophorum pterocarpum (Yellow Gulmohor)
Pinus gerardiana (Chilgoza Pine)
Pinus kesiya (Khasi Pine)
Pinus roxburghii (Chir Pine)
Pinus wallichiana (Blue Pine)
Plantago spp. (Psyllium)
Prosopis cineraria (Khejri)
Prosopis juli􀀬ora (Mesquite)
Prunus persica (Peach)
Pterocarpus marsupium (Indian Kino Tree)
Samanea saman (Rain Tree)
Shorea robusta (Sal)
Shorea roxburghii (Jalari)
Soymida febrifuga (Indian Red Wood)
Spondias pinnata (Wild Mango)
Sterculia urens (Karaya)
Tamarindus indica (Tamarind)
Terminalia bellirica (Baheda)
Terminalia tomentosa (Asan)
Vateria indica (White Dammar)
Vatica chinensis (South Indian Vatica)