Home Gardens in Nepal

in Table 14. In both the regions marigold, chrysanthemum and rose have been found as the
most common flowers.

Table 13. Comparative distribution of different common species used as religious purposes
across the two different agro-ecological regions of Nepal
Hill region (Ilam and Gulmi) Terai region (Jhapa and Rupandehi)
Botanical
name Nepali name Freq (%)

Botanical name

Nepali name Freq (%)

Ocimum

sanctum Tulasi 30.56

Ocimum sanctum

Tulasi 28.89

Curcuma longa

Besar 20.56

Gossypium

arboreum Kapas 14.44

Saccharum

officinarum Ukhu 17.22

Ficus religiosa

Pipal 7.22

(^) Rato pate 13.33 Sesamum oreintale Til 2.22
Tagetes erecta Thungeful 10.56 Babusa tulda Baans 1.67
(^) Lal kori 9.44 Ficus benghlensis Bar 1.11
(^) Keraful 8.89 Aegle marmelos Bel 1.11
Dahalia sp. Lauri ful 8.89 Alstonia scholaris Chhatiban 1.11
Mentha
arvensis Babari 6.11
Dahalia sp.
Lahureful 1.11
Gossypium
arboreum Kapas 5.56
Artemisia vulgaris
Patiful 1.11
Table 14. Comparative distribution of different common species used as ornamental purposes
across the two different agro-ecological regions of Nepal
Hill region (Ilam and Gulmi) Terai region (Jhapa and Rupandehi)
Botanical name Nepali
name
Freq.
(%)
Botanical name Nepali name Freq.
(%)
Tagetes spp. Sayapatri 48 Tagetes spp. Sayapatri 50
Rosa sp. Rose 41 Tiure ful 19
Chrysanthemum sp. Godawari 34 Rosa sp. Rose 19
Nephrolepsis cordata
Pani
amala 26 Baramase 16
Cymbidium spp. Orchid 23 Gomphrena globosa Makhamali 14
Tarabare 21 Bhale ful 14
Ipomea sp. Lahare ful 17 Karotin ful 12
Fuschia sp. Ghanti ful 17 Fuschia sp. Ghanti ful 11
Gomphrena globosa Makhmali 16 Chrysanthemum sp. Godawari 11
Cupressus torulosa Dhupi 16 Pyaje phul 11
CONCLUSION
Home gardens of two different agro-ecological zones of Nepal have retained a unique
diversity in herbs, shrubs, trees, root-tuber crops and climbers’ species. Diverse agro-geo
climatic conditions, different socio-cultural settings and multiple necessities of home gardens
farmers have found them as the major factors which have contributed to the high plant
diversity in Nepalese home gardens. Hill regions home gardens are comparatively rich in
plant diversity than the terai region. Further, they are distinct from the terai for being rich in
diversity of vegetables, religious plants, ornamental and fodder species while terai home
gardens are rich in vegetables, ornamental and fruit trees diversity. A several species of
home gardens in Nepal are maintained for their multiple use-values. This has not only
contributed for the maximum utilization of the limited space available for home gardens
development but also to the minimization of the extra input requirement. Home garden
species like Pindar (Trweia nudiflora) and Kundru (Coccinea grandis) were found associated
with the terai community farmers only. In many home gardens across the sites, a large