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Alpinia galanga Willd. details in Pandanus database of Indian plant names

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Latin name	Alpinia galanga Willd.
Family	Zingiberaceae
Identified with (Skt)	rāsnā, sugandhamūlā
Identified with (Hin)	kulañjan
Identified with (Tam)	arattai, pērarattai
Identified with (Mal)	aratta, ciṟṟaratta
Identified with (Eng)	Java galangal
Botanical info	A perennial, aromatic rhizomatous herb growing throughout Western Ghats, 1,8 - 2,1 m high, fragrant greenish white flowers with red veined lips, fruits capsules orange red, leaves oblong - lanceolate
Search occurrence	rāsnā, sugandhamūlā, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
See plant's image	Alpinia galanga Willd. in Google image search
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 879) rāsnā, f. a girdle (cf. raśanā, raśmi), VS., ŚBr.; the ichneumon plant, Suśr., ŚārṅgS. (v.l. rASNā); N. of various other plants (Mimosa Octandra; Acampe Papillosa &c.), L.; bdellium, Bhpr. Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 1222) sugandhamūlā, f. Averrhoa Acida, L.; Hibiscus Mutabilis, ib.; = rāsnā, ib. Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (p. 120) arattai: 1. Galangal, shrub, Alpinia; 2. Big galangal Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (p. 2899) pērarattai: Big galangal, s. sh., Alpinia galanga

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