Biodiversity at LUMS
Flowers
The LUMS campus also has an amazing variety of flowers that bloom at different times of the year. Some of the highlights of flowers include, Amaltas, Bottle brush, Rose, Knair, Sunflower, Ixora, Jasmine, China rose, Mawa, Gul-e-cheen, Gul-e-nishtar, Gul-e-mast, Chandni, Gul-mohar etc. One of the most fascinating flowers present at UMS are the Amaltas flowers that appear at around 45℃ in the hot summer. These natural arrays of yellow flowers, when blossom, give a pleasant feeling at a temperature where every creature is feeling scorching heat.
Description
Species
H.brackenridgei
Families
Malvaceae
Local Names
Yellow Hibiscus
Genus
Hibiscus
Description
Species
P.auriculata
Families
Plumbaginaceae
Local Names
Cape leadwort/cape plumbago
Genus
Plumbago
Description
Species
C.roseus
Families
Apocynaceae
Local Names
Pink periwinkle/cape periwinkle
Genus
Catharanthus
Description
Species
C.procera
Families
Apocynaceae
Local Names
Apple of Sodom
Genus
Calotropis
Description
Species
J.officinlae
Families
Oleaceae
Local Names
Common Jasmine
Genus
Jasminum
Description
Species
H.annus
Families
Asteraceae
Local Names
Common sunflower
Genus
Heliantus
Description
Species
R.odorata
Families
Rubiaceae
Local Names
Panama rose
Genus
Rondeletia
Description
Species
J.humile
Families
Oleaceae
Local Names
Chambeli/peeli chambeli
Genus
Jasminum
Description
Species
B.acerifolius
Families
Malvaceae
Local Names
Flame tree
Genus
Brachychiton
Description
Species
T.rosea
Families
Bignoniaceae
Local Names
Rosy trumpet/Pink poui
Genus
Tabebuia
Description
Species
B.asiatica
Families
Lecythidaceae
Local Names
Fish poison tree/Ocean poison tree
Genus
Barringtonia
Description
Species
A.Julibrism
Families
Fabaceae
Local Names
Persian silk tree
Genus
Albizia
Description
Species
R.indica (varie)
Families
Rosaceae
Local Names
Peela gulab
Genus
Rosa
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