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TREES ASSOCIATED WITH RASIS |
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S/N |
RASI |
MALAYALAM NAME |
SANSCRIT NAME |
ENGLISH NAME |
BOTANICAL NAME |
FAMILY |
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1 |
MEDAM |
RAKTHA CHANDANAM |
RAKTHA CHANDANA |
RED SANDALWOOD |
PTEROCARPUS SANTALINUS |
FABACEAE |
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2 |
EDAVAM |
EZHILAM PALA |
PALAGARUDA |
DEVIL TREE |
ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS |
APOCYNACEAE |
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3 |
MIDHUNAM |
DANDAPPALA |
INDRAVRIKSA |
IVORY WOOD |
WRIGHTIA TINCTORIA |
APOCYNACEAE |
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4 |
KARKITAKAM |
PLASU |
PALASA |
FLAME OF FOREST |
BUTEA MONOSPERMA |
LEGUMINECEAE |
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5 |
CHINGAM |
ILANTHA |
KOLA |
CHINESE DATE |
ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA |
RHAMNACEAE |
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6 |
KANNI |
MAVU |
AMRA |
MANGO TREE |
MANGIFERA INDICA |
ANACARDIACEAE |
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7 |
THULAM |
ELENGI |
BAKULA |
BULLET WOOD TREE |
MIMUSOPS ELENJI |
SAPOTACEAE |
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8 |
VRISCHIKAM |
KARINGALI |
KHADIRA |
CUTCH TREE |
ACACIA CATECHU |
MIMOSACEAE |
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9 |
DHANU |
ARAYAL |
ASWATHA |
SACRED FIG |
FICUS RELIGIOSA |
MORACEAE |
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10 |
MAKARAM |
KARIVEETTI |
KRISHNA SHINSHAPA |
BLACK ROSEWOOD |
DALBERGIA LATIFOLIA |
FABACEAE |
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11 |
KUMBHAM |
VAHNI / PARAMPU |
SAMI |
INDIAN GUM TREE |
PROSOPIS CINERARIA |
MIMOSACEAE |
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12 |
MEENAM |
PERAL |
VATAH |
BANYAN TREE |
FICUS BENGHALENSIS |
MORACEAE |