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Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex DC. details in Pandanus database of Indian plant names

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Latin name	Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex DC.
Family	Amaranthaceae
Identified with (Lat)	Gomphrena sessilis L.
Identified with (Skt)	matsyākṣī, pattūra
Identified with (Hin)	gudrisāg
Identified with (Tam)	poṉṉāṅkaṇṇi(kīrai)
Identified with (Mal)	mīnaṅṅāṇi, ponnaṅṅāṇi, ponnāṅkaṇṇikkira
Search occurrence	matsyākṣī, pattūra, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
See plant's image	Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex DC. in Google image search
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 776) matsyākṣī, f. prec. m., L.; Hincha Repens, L.; Solanum Indicum, L.; a kind of grass (= gaṇḍa-dūrvā), L. Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 582) pattūra, m. Achyranthes Triandra, Suśr.; n. red sandal, Bhpr.

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