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Trees in Hindu Astrology
There are twenty-seven trees that matchs twenty-seven Asterisms. on this basis of this theory, each tree is associated with an asterism.
Asterism | Tree | Scientific name of Tree | |
Ashvini | Strychnine tree | Streychnos nux vomica | |
Bharani | Indian gooseberry | Phyllanthus emblica | |
Krittika | Cluster fig | Ficus glomerata | |
Rohini | Indian black plum | Eugenia Jaambolana | |
Mrigashīrsha | Cutch tree | Acacia catechu | |
Ardra | Red oak | Diospyros Melanoxylon | |
Punarvasu | Bamboo | Bambusa vulgais | |
Pushya | Pipal | Ficus religiosa | |
Āshleshā | Alexandrian laurel | Calophyllum indophyllum | |
Maghā | Banyan | Ficus benghalensis | |
Pūrva Phalgunī | Flame of the forest | Butea monosperma | |
Uttara Phalgunī | Sweet scented oleander | Ficus tinctoria | |
Hasta | Wild mango | Spondias pinnata | |
Chitra | Bengal quince | Aegle marmelos | |
Swāti | White marudh | Terminalia arjuna | |
Vishakha | Wood apple | Feronia elephantum | |
Anuradha | Indian nedler | Mimusops elengi | |
Jyeshtha | Sandpaper tree | Aporusa lindleyana | |
Mula | Black sapote | Boswellia serrata | |
Purva Ashadha | Bile killer | Salix tetraspeama | |
Sravana | Jackfruit | Artocarpus heterophyllus | |
Dhanishta | Swallow wort | Calotropis procera | |
Shatabhisha | Indian mesquite | Moringa oliefera | |
Purva Bhadrapada | Wild cinchona | Anthocephalus cadambu | |
Uttara Bhādrapadā | Mango | Mangifera indica | |
Revati | Neem | Azadiracta indica | |
Abhijit | Indian butter tree | Madhuca longifolia |