Botanical info | A large scadent tomentose shrub, leaves simple, ovate, flowers white, slightly fragrant, sessile in dense terminal capitate cymes, fruits black, globose berries, growing throughout India, in the forest of Western Ghats and sub-Himalayan tracts |
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries | Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 291) kunda, m. (Uṇ. iv, 101) a kind of jasmine (Jasminum multiflorum or
+pubescens), MBh. &c.; fragrant oleander (Nerium odorum, [karavīra]), L.; Olibanum (the resin of the plant Boswellia thurifera), L.; a turner’s lathe, L.; one of Kubera’s nine treasures (N. of a [guhyaka], Gal.), L.; the number ”nine”, W.; N. of Vishṇu, MBh. xiii. 7036; of a mountain, BhP. v, 20, 10; ([am]) n. the jasmine flower. Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (p. 2980) makarantam: 01 1. Filament of the lotus, pollen and an her of flowers; 2. Nectar or honey of flowers; 3. Toddy; 4. Honey-bee; 5. Indian cuckoo 02 See makarakantam p. 2979: onion 03 Sweet mango Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (p. 3099) mallikai: 1. Himalayan heart-leaved smooth jasmine, m. cl., Jasminum anestomosans ; 2. Musk jasmine; 3. Arabian jasmine; 4. White-bracted jasmine; 5. Lamp-stand, standard; 6. Vessel, cup, goblet; 7. Mendicant's bowl Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (p. 3099) mallikai: 1. Himalayan heart-leaved smooth jasmine, m. cl., Jasminum anestomosans; 2. Musk jasmine; 3. Arabian jasmine; 4. White-bracted jasmine; 5. Lamp-stand, standard; 6. Vessel, cup, goblet; 7. Mendicant's bowl
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