The captivating Bandhavgarh landscape spreads over 32 hills, cliffs, plateu and meadows featuring large rocky outcrops interspersed with water bodies, extensive grasslands and bamboo thickets. Towering Sal trees predominate, making the jungle lush and cool in all seasons. This mixed forest is home to various species of trees.
The commonly found floral species of Bandhavgarh National Park are :
- Sal (Shorea robusta)
- Saj (Terminalia tomentosa)
- Dhaora (Anogeissus latifolia)
- Tendu, Arjun Terminalia arjuna)
- Mahua (Madhuca indica)
- Khejda (Prosopis specigera)
- Amla (Emblica officinalis)
- Palas (Butea monosperma)
- Salai (Boswellia serrata)
- Mango (Mangifera indica)
- Jamun (Blackberry) (Syzygium Cumini)
- Babul (Accasia nilotica)
- Banyan (F icus benghalensis)
- Ber (Zizyphus mauritania)
- Dhak or Chila (flame of the forest) {Butea monosperma}
- Jamun (Syzygium cumini)
- Kadam (Authocephalus cadamba)
- Khajur (Phoenix sylvestris)
- Khair (Accacia catechu)
- Bamboo
- Lagerstroemia
- Boswelia
- Pterocarpus
- Karel (Capparis decidua)
- Kakera (Flacourtia indica)
- Neem (Azadirachta indica)