Biodiversity Park
The Biodiversity Park in a 7450 sqm area has been developed at UCOST with expertise from Forest Research Institute (FRI) and financial support under the CSR of Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd. at Vigyan Dham premises, UCOST, Dehradun. The area under plantation is systematically divided in to six zones which includes- Nakshtra species, Medicinal species, Bamboo arboretum, Gymnosperm species, Fodder species, Agro species and Miscellaneous species. This Biodiversity Park includes more than 5,000 plants (more than 200 species, 1000 Bamboo plants (more than 10 species of Bamboo/ Ringal), 83 Flower beds. Walking trails are constructed with hedge plants all around to view the horticulture and land escaping of the planted area and medicinal garden. The major purpose of Biodiversity Park is to make youngsters aware on taxonomy and importance of plants.
| Name | Scientific Name | Family | Native |
| Aam/Mango | Mangifera Indica | Anacardiaceae | South Asia |
| Agathis | Agathis Robusta | Araucariaceae | Australia |
| Ajwain | Coleus Aromatica | Lamiaceae | Cuba |
| Akarkara | Spilanthes Acmella | Asteraceae | Brazil |
| Akharot/Walnut | Juglans Regia | Juglandaceae | Iran |
| All Spice | Pimenta Dioca | Rutaceae | Central America |
| Amaltas | Cassia Fistula | Cassia Fistula | India |
| Amar Pol Zakhmhaiyat | Bryophyllum Calycinum | Crassulaceae | Madagascar |
| Amrood/Guava | Psidium Guajava | Myrtaceae | Central and South America |
| Anar/Pomegranade | Punica Granatum | Lythraceae | Central Asia |
| Ankh | Calotropis Procera | Asclepiadaceae | Tropical Asia and Africa |
| Arjun | Terminalia Arjuna | Combrataceae | India |
| Ashok | Polyalthia Longifolia | Annonaceae | South India and Sri Lanka |
| Babrang | Embelia Robusta | Myrsinaceae | Lower Himalaya |
| Babul | Acacia Nilotica Subsp. Indica | Mimosaceae | India, Pakistan, Bangladesh |
| Bach | Acorus Calamus | Araceae | Throughout Asia |
| Behera | Terminalia Bellirica | Combretaceae | Southeast Asia |
| Balam Kheera | Terminalia Bellirica | Combretaceae | Southeast Asia |
| Baluka | Bambusa Balcooa | Poaceae-Bambusoideae | Northeast India |
| Bandor Dima | Dysoxylum Binectariferum | Meliaceae | India, Bhutan |
| Bans | Bambusa Vulgaris | Bambusoideae | Southern China and Madagascar |
| Bargad | Ficus Benghalensis | Moraceae | India |
| Bead Treea | Denanthera Microsperma | Mimosaceae | India, China |
| Bedu | Ficus Palmata | Moraceae | North West India |
| Bel | Aegle Marmelos | Rutaceae | India, Bangladesh |
| Ber | Ziziphus Mauritiana | Rhamnaceae | Indian Subcontinent |
| Bhimal | Grewia Optiva | Tiliaceae | India |
| Bhut Vriksha | Oroxylum Indicum | Bignoniaceae | Indian Subcontinent |
| Bhillar/Bishop Wood | Bischofia Javanica | Phyllanthaceae | Tropical Asia |
| Black Bean | Castanospermum Australe | Fabaceae | Australia |
| Bleeding Heart | Clerodendrum Thomsoniae | Verbenaceae | Tropical West Africa |
| Branhmi | Centella Asiatica | Apiaceae | Indian Subcontinent |
| Buddha Coconut | Pterygota Alata | Sterculiaceae | India |
| Cane | Calamus Tenuis | Araceae | Assam, Bhutan, Thailand |
| Cape Jasmine | Gardenia Jasminoides | Rubiaceae | China, Japan |
| Chameli | Jasminum Auriculatum | Oleaceae | Southeast Asia |
| Champa | Magnolia Grandiflora | Magnoliaceae | North America |
| Chamror | Ehretia Laevis | Boraginaceae | Southeast Asia |
| Chandan | Santalum Album | Santalaceae | India, China |
| Chikrasi | Chukrasia Tabularis | Bignonaceae | South Asia |
| Chikrasia | Chukrasia Tabularis | Meliaceae | North East India |
| Chiku | Manilkara Zapota | Sapotaceae | Central America |
| Chinar | Platanus Orientalis | Platanaceae | Eurasia |
| Chirchita | Achyranthes Aspera | Amaranthaceae | South East Asia and Africa |
| Chirpine | Pinus Roxburghii | Pinaceae | India, Bhutan, China |
| Cook Pine | Araucaria Cunninghamii | Araucariaceae | Australia |
| Dalchini | Cinnamomum Verum | Lauraceae | Sri Lanka |
| Date Palm/Khajur | Pheonix Sylvestris | Arecaceae | Southern Asia |
| Dehu | Artocarpus Lacucha | Moraceae | Indian Subcontinent |
| Dhak | Butea Monosperma | Juglandaceae | Iran |
| Chalta/Elephant Apple | Dillenia Indica | Dilleniaceae | Southern Eastern Asia |
| Eucalyptus | Eucalyptus Tereticornis | Myrtceae | Australia |
| Foxglove Tree | Paulownia Fortunei | Scrophulariaceae | China and Vietnam |
| Gamhar | Gmelina Arborea | Verbenaceae | South Asia |
| Gheekumari | Aloe Vera | Asphodelaceae | Africa |
| Giant Bamboo | Dendrocalamus Giganteus | Bambusoideae | Myanmar, China |
| Golachin | Plumeria Rubra | Apocynaceae | South America |
| Golden Trumpet Vine | Allamanda Catharica | Apocynaceae | Central America & Brazil |
| Gudgudala | Sterculia Villosa | Sterculiaceae | Southern India |
| Gular | Ficus Racemosa | Moraceae | Indian Subcontinent |
| Gulmohar | Delonix Regia | Caesalpiniaceae | Madagascar |
| Gum Arabic | Acacia Senegal | Mimosaceae | Africa |
| Gutel | Trewia Nudiflora | Euphorbiaceae | India |
| Haldu | Haldina Cordifolia | Rubiaceae | Southern Asia |
| Harar | Terminalia Chebula | Combretaceae | Southeast Asia |
| Harsingar | Nyctanthes Arbor Tristis | Oleaceae | Southeast Asia |
| Hedge Bamboo | Bambusa Multiplex | Poaceae Bambusoideae | Northeast India |
| Himalayan Cyperus | Cupressus Torulosa | Cupressaceae | India, Bhutan |
| Himalayan Maple | Acer Oblongum | Aceraceae | Indian and Nepal |
| Iris | Iris Kumaonensis | Iridaceae | Temperate Asia |
| Jamun | Syzygium Cumini | Myrtaceae | Southeast Asia |
| Jarul | Lagerstroemia Speciosa | Lythraceae | Indian Subcontinent |
| Java Cassia | Cassia Javanica | Caesalpiniaceae | Java and Sumatra |
| Jhatela | Premna Latifolia | Verbenaceae | Indian Subcontinent |
| Jhingan | Lannea Coromandelica | Anarcardiaceae | Indian Subcontinent |
| Junglisaru | Casuarina Equisetifolia | Casuarinaceae | North Australia |
| Kachnar | Bauhinia Veriegata | Caesalpiniaceae | Southern Asia |
| Kadam | Anthocephalus Chinensis | Rubiaceae | Southeast Asia |
| Kaji | Bridelia Retusa | Euphorbiaceae | India |
| Kako | Dendrocalamus Hamiltonn | Poaceae Bambusoideae | Northeast India |
| Kala Siris | Albizia Lebbeck | Mimosaceae | India, Indomalaya, Australia |
| Kalatendu | Diospyros Malabarica | Ebanaceae | Indian Subcontinent |
| Kali Mirch | Piper Nignum | Piperaceae | Western Ghats Of Kerala State |
| Kamini | Murraya Paniculata | Rutaceae | India |
| Kanak Champa | Pterospermum Acerifolium | Sterculiaceae | Southheast Asia |
| Kanta Bans | Bambusa Bambos | Poaceae Bambusoideae | South East Asia |
| Kapur | Cinnamomum Camphora | Lauraceae | Tropical Asia |
| Karanj | Pongamia Pinnata | Fabaceae | India |
| Karipata | Murraya Koenigii | Rutaceae | India |
| Karonda | Carissa Opaca | Apocynaceae | Tropical and Subtropical India |
| Kassod | Cassia Glauca | Fabaceae | India, Sri Lanka |
| Katabans | Bambusa Bambos | Poaceae | Southeast Asia |
| Katari | Xylosma Longifolium | Flacourtiaceae | South Asia |
| Kathal | Artocarpus Heterophyllus | Moraceae | India, Malaysia |
| Khair | Acacia Catechu | Momisaceae | India, Myanmar, Nepal |
| Kharik | Celtis Tetrasperma | Ulmaceae | Western Himalaya |
| Khirni | Manilkara Hexandra | Sapotaceae | South Asia |
| Kuchila | Strychnos Nux Vomica | Loganiaceae | Southeast Asia |
| Kumbhi | Careya Arborea | Lecythidaceae | Indian Subcontinent |
| Kush | Desmostachya Bipinnata | Poaceae | Africa |
| Laila | Salix Tetrasperma | Salicaceae | Malaya |
| Lathi Bans | Dendrocalamus Strictus | Poaceae Bambusoideae | China, Indonesia |
| Lichi | Litchi Chinensis | Sapindaceae | China |
| Lohkat | Eriobotrya Japonica | Rosaceae | China |
| Lota Bans | Bambusa Vulgaris | Poaceae Bambusoideae | China and Thailand |
| Madaar | Calotropis Gigantea | Asclepiadaceae | India, Nepal, Thailand |
| Mahogany | Swietenia Mahagoni | Meliaceae | Central America |
| Mahua | Madhuca Indica | Sapotaceae | Indian Subcontinent |
| Maidenhair Tree | Ginkgo Biloba | Ginkgoaceae | China, Japan |
| Makhan Katori | Ficus Benghalensis | Moraceae | Indian Subcontinent |
| Malkangani | Celastrus Peniculatus | Celastraceae | Indian Subcontinent |
| Manipuri Banj | Quercus Serrata | Fagaceae | China, Japan |
| Markhamia | Markhamia Platycalyx | Bignoniaceae | Africa |
| Mausami | Citrus Sinensis | Rutaceae | Southern China |
| Mehal Mole | Pyrus Pashia | Rosaceae | Southern Asia |
| Mokal | Bambusa Nutans | Bambusoideae | Northeast India |
| Montezuma Cypress | Taxodium Mucronotum | Cupressaceae | America, Mexican |
| Mopane | Colophospermum Mopane | Caesalpiniaceae | Southern Africa |
| Muli Bans | Melocanna Beccifera | Poaceae Bambusoideae | Myanmar Northeast India |
| Nag Kesar | Messua Ferrea | Clussiaceae | Wet Tropical Parts of South Asia |
| Nashpati | Pyrus Communis | Rosaceae | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Neem | Azadirachta Indica | Meliaceae | India |
| Nili Gulmohar | Jacaranda Miniosifolia | Bignoniaceae | South America |
| Nirgundi | Vitex Negundo | Verbanaceae | Eastern and Southern Africa and Asia |
| Oak/Banjh | Quercus Leucotrichophora | Fabaceae | Central Asia |
| Octopus Tree | Schefflera Actinophylla | Araliaceae | Australia |
| Pachnala | Flacourtia Jagomas | Fiacourtiaceae | Southeast Asia |
| Padal | Stereospermum Chelonoides | Bignoniaceae | South Asia |
| Pangar | Erythrina Blakei | Fabaceae | Australia |
| Panya | Prunus Cerasoides | Rosaceae | India |
| Papra | Gardenia Latifolia | Rubiaceae | Africa, Southern Asia |
| Peach/Adoo | Prunus Persica | Rosaceae | Northwest China |
| Pilkhan | Ficus Virens | Moraceae | Indian Subcontinent |
| Pipal | Ficus Religiosa | Moraceae | Indian Subcontinent |
| Poplar | Populus Deltoides | Salicaceae | Canada, USA |
| Puti Vriksha | Oroxylum Indicum | Bignoniaceae | Indian Subcontinent |
| Putranjiva | Schefflera Actinophylla | Putranjivaceae | Indian Subcontinent |
| Real Yellow Wood | Podocarpus Gracilior | Podocarpaceae | South Africa, Sudan, Kenya |
| Ringal | Drepanostachyum Falcatum | Poaceae Bambusoideae | Northwest Himalaya |
| Ritha | Sapindus Mukorosii | Sapindaceae | China |
| Round Leaf Fan Palm | Livistona Rotundifolia | Arecaceae | Southeast Asia |
| Rubber Tree | Ficus Elastica | Moraceae | Nepal, Bhutan |
| Rudrakasha | Elaeocarpus Ganitrus | Elaeocarpaceae | Northeast India |
| Rugtoora | Spathodea Campanula | Bignoniaceae | South Africa |
| Saal | Shorea Robusta | Dipterocarpaceae | India, Myanmar, Nepal |
| Sadabahar | Catharanthus Roseus Falba | Apocynaceae | Madagascar |
| Sago Palm | Cycas Revoluta | Cycadaceae | Southern Japan |
| Sahtoot | Morus Alba | Moraceae | Northern China |
| Sain | Terminalia Alata | Combretaceae | Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan |
| Sami | Prosopis Cineraria | Mimosaceae | Western Asia |
| Sandan | Desmodium Oojeinense | Fabaceae | India and Nepal |
| Sarpghanda | Rauvolfia Serpentina | Apocynaceae | Indian Subcontinent |
| Semal | Bombax Ceiba | Bombacaceae | Tropical Asia |
| Senjan | Moringa Oleifera | Moringaceae | South Asia |
| Sharifa | Annona Squamosa | Annonaceae | South America |
| Shatavari | Asparagus Racemosus | Asparagaceae | India |
| Shisham | Dalbergia Sissoo | Fabaceae | India, Bangladesh, Bhutan |
| Silver Oak | Grevillea Robusta | Proteaceae | Australia |
| Siris | Albizia Chinensis | Mimosaceae | India, China, Myanmar |
| Sita Ashok | Saraca Asoca | Fabacea | Southeast Asia |
| Teak | Tectona Grandis | Verbenaceae | India, Indonesia, Myanmar |
| Temeru | Zamthoxylum Armatum | Rutaceae | America |
| Temple Tree | Plumeria Rubra Acutifolia | Apocynaceae | Tropical America |
| Timla | Ficus Auriculata | Moraceae | India, Nepal |
| Wild Himalayan Pear | Pyris Pashia | Rosaceae | South Asia |
| Yellow Bamboo | Bambusa Vulgaris | Poaceae Bambusoideae | China, Japan |