Flowering plants/trees of VIT,Vellore

There are more than 70 types of flowering plants in VIT, Vellore campus. Actually the campus is a man made eco-system with different varieties of plants,shrubs and herbs. Soon the list of flowering plants will be published.....

1.      Passiflora

Passiflora, known also as the passion flowers or passion vines, is a genus of about 500 species of flowering 

plants, the namesakes of the family Passifloraceae. They are mostly vines, with some being shrubs.

location :- GDN Building, near water cooler.

2. Lantana 

Lantana is a genus of about 150 species of perennial flowering plants in the verbena family, Verbenaceae.

Location : - almost everywhere.

3. Plumeria (Frangipani)

Plumeria is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It contains seven or eight species of

 mainly deciduous shrubs and small trees.

Location : - Mens Hostel, D Block

4. Euphorbia milli

Euphorbia milii, known in English as "crown of thorns", "Christ plant", or "Siamese lucky plant", is a viciously thorny shrub native to Madagascar. The small flowers are surrounded by red, pink, or white bracts. 

Location : - almost everywhere around Mens Hostel

5. Delonix regia (Gulmohar)

Delonix regia is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It is noted for its

 fern-like leaves and flamboyant display of flowers.

Location :- Wood stock, VIT Mens Hostel (near sewage treatment plant)