PLANTS OF NAKSHATRA VANAM
ASWATHY / KANJIRAM
KARTHIKA / ATHI
MAKAYIRAM / KARINGALI
PUNARTHAM / MULA
AYILLIYAM / NAGAPPOO
POORAM / CHAMATHA
ATHAM / AMBAZHAM
CHOTHY / NEER MARUTHU
ANIZHAM / ELENJI
MOOLAM / PINE
UTHRADAM / PLAVU
AVITTAM / VAHNI
POORURUTTATHI / MAVU
REVATHAI / ILUPPA
THIRUVATHIRA / KUMBIL - ( Variation )
MOOLAM / VELUTHA KUNTHIKKAM - ( Variation )
UTHRITTATHI / VEPPU - ( Variation )
BHARANI / NELLI
ROHINI / NJAVAL
THIRUVATHIRA / KARIMARAM
POOYAM / ARAYAL
MAKAM / PERAL
UTHRAM / ITHI
CHITHIRA / KOOVALAM
VISHAKHAM / VAYAMKATHA
KETTA / VETTI
POORADAM / VANCHI
THIRUVONAM / ERUKKU
CHATHAYAM / KADAMBU
UTHRITTATHI / KARIMPANA
KETTA / PACHOTTI - ( Variation )
POORADAM / SAMUDRAKAI - ( Variation )
TREES ASSOCIATED WITH STARS( NAKSHATRAS) |
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S/N |
STAR |
MALAYALAM NAME |
SANSCRIT NAME |
ENGLISH NAME |
BOTANICAL NAME |
FAMILY |
|
1 |
ASWATHI |
KANJIRAM |
VISHADRU |
NUX VOMICA |
STRYCHNOS NUX VOMICA |
LOGANIACEAE |
|
2 |
BHARANI |
NELLI |
DHATRI |
INDIAN GOOSEBERRY |
PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
|
3 |
KARTHIKA |
ATHI |
HEMADUGDHA |
CLUSTER FIG |
FICUS RECEMOSA |
MORACEAE |
|
4 |
ROHINI |
NJAVL |
JAMBOO |
JAMUN |
SYZYGIUM CUMINI |
MYRTACEAE |
|
5 |
MAKAYIRAM |
KARINGALI |
KHADIRA |
CUTCH TREE |
ACACIA CATECHU |
MIMOSACEAE |
|
6 |
THIRUVATHIRA |
KARIMARAM |
|
EBONY |
DIOSPYROS EBENUM |
EBENACEAE |
|
7 |
PUNARTHAM |
MULA |
VAMSA |
BAMBOO |
BAMBUSA BAMBOS |
BAMBUSACEAE |
|
8 |
POOYAM |
ARAYAL |
ASWATHA |
SACRED FIG |
FICUS RELIGIOSA |
MORACEAE |
|
9 |
AAYILLIYAM |
NAGAPOOV |
NAGA |
MESSUA TREE |
MESUA FERRA |
CLUSIACEAE |
|
10 |
MAKAM |
PERAL |
VATAH |
BANYAN TREE |
FICUS BENGHALENSIS |
MORACEAE |
|
11 |
POORAM |
PLASU / CHAMATHA |
PALASA |
FLAME OF FOREST |
BUTEA MONOSPERMA |
FABACEAE |
|
12 |
UTHRAM |
ITHI |
PLAKSA |
INDIAN LAUREL |
FICUS MICROCARPA |
MORACEAE |
|
13 |
ATHAM |
AMBAZHAM |
AMBASHTA |
HOG PLUM |
SPONDIAS PINNATA |
ANACARDIACEAE |
|
14 |
CHITHIRA |
KOOVALAM |
VISWA |
BAEL TREE |
AEGLEMARMELOS |
RUBIACEAE |
|
15 |
CHOTHY |
NERMARUTH |
ARJUNA |
ARJUNA TREE |
TERMINALIA ARJUNA |
COMBRETACEAE |
|
16 |
VISHAKHAM |
VAYYANKATHAV |
VIKAMKATA |
GOVERNORS PLUM |
FLACOURTIA MONTANA |
FLACOURTIACEAE |
|
17 |
ANIZHAM |
ELANGI |
SAKESARA |
BULLET WOOD TREE |
MIMUSOPS ELENJI |
SAPOTACEAE |
|
18 |
KETTA |
VETTY |
|
|
APOROSA LINDLEYANA |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
|
19 |
MOOLAM |
VELUTHA KUNTHIKKAM / PINE |
SARJA |
WHITE DAMMAR |
VATERIA INDICA |
DIPTEROCARPACEAE |
|
20 |
POORADAM |
VANCHI |
JELAVETASA |
VETAS |
SALIX TETRASPERMA |
SALICACEAE |
|
21 |
UTHRADAM |
PLAVU |
PANASA |
JACK FRUIT TREE |
ARTOCARPUS- HETEROPHYLLUS |
MORACEAE |
|
22 |
THIRUVONAM |
ERUKKU |
ARKA |
GIGANTIC SWALLOW |
CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA |
ASCLEPIADACEAE |
|
23 |
AVITTAM |
VAHNI / PARAMPU |
SAMI |
INDIAN GUM TREE |
PROSOPIS CINERARIA |
MIMOSACEAE |
|
24 |
CHATHYAM |
KADAMBAM |
KADAMBA |
KADAM TREE |
NEOLAMARCKIA CADAMBA |
RUBIACEAE |
|
25 |
POORURUTTATHI |
MAVU |
AMRA |
MANGO TREE |
MANGIFERA INDICA |
ANACARDIACEAE |
|
26 |
UTHRITTATHI |
KARIMPANA |
TALADRUMA |
PALMYRA PALM |
BORASSUS FLABELLIFER |
ARECACEAE |
|
27 |
REVATHAI |
ILUPPA |
MADHUCA |
BUTTER TREE |
MADHUKA NERIFOLIA |
SAPOTACEAE |
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Corrected version of the Star Tree names based on Vrikshayurveda as per the book"'STARS AND TREES'' |
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6 |
THIRUVATHIRA |
KUMIZH /KUMBIL |
KRISHNA |
CASHMERE TREE |
GMELINA ARBOREA |
VERBENACEAE |
|
18 |
KETTA |
PACHOTTI |
SAABARA |
BODH TREE |
SYMPLOCOS COCHINCHINENSIS |
SYMPLOCACEAE |
|
20 |
POORADAM |
SAMUDRAKAI |
VANCHULA |
FISHPOISON TREE |
BARRINGTONIA RACEMOSA |
LECYTHIDACEAE |
|
26 |
UTHRITTATHI |
ARYAVEPPU |
NIMBA |
MARGOSA TREE |
AZADIRACHTA INDICA |
MELIACEAE |