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