which trees are found in thar
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kharjri (khejri) treee
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The Thar desert is a large arid region in the Northwestern part of Indian sub-continent that forms a natural boundary between India and Pakistan. About 75 % of the Thar desert is in India and the remaining 25 % in Pakistan. In India Thar desert covers about 320,000 km2 of land area forming approximately 10 % of the total geographic area of India. More than 60 % of the desert lies in the state of Rajasthan and extends into Gujarat, Punjab and Haryana
The natural vegetation of Thar desert is sparse and scanty representing thorn scrub forest type of vegetation. The common tree species found in Thar desert are as follows:
Prosopis cineraria (Fabaceae)
Prosopis juliflora (Fabaceae)
Acacia jacquemontii (Fabaceae)
Acacia senegal (Fabaceae)
Vachellia nilotica (Fabaceae)
Tecomella undulata (Bignoniaceae)
Salvadora oleoides (Salvadoraceae)
Salvadora persica (Salvadoraceae)
Balanites roxburghii (Zygophyllaceae)
Cordia sinensis (Boraginaceae)
Commiphora wightii (Burseraceae)
Tamarix aphylla (Tamaricaceae)
Azadirachta indica (Meliaceae); and
Ziziphus jujuba (Rhamnaceae)