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Plant name	bandhūka
Language	Sanskrit
Latin name	Pentapetes phoenicea L. - please click to view full record
Sanskrit name	bandhūka, arkavallabha
Hindi name	dopahariyā
Tamil name	uccittilakam
Malayalam name	uccamalari
English name	Noon plant
Search occurrence	bandhūka, arkavallabha, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 721) bandhuka, m. Pentapetes Phoenicea, L.; a bastard, L. (cf. bandhuta); (ā), f. g. prekSādi; (ī), f. an unchaste woman, L. (cf. bandhakī). Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 721) bandhūka, m. Pentapetes Phoenicea (n. its flower), Kāv., Kathās., Suśr.; Terminalia Tomentosa, L.

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