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Amomum subulatum Roxb. details in Pandanus database of Indian plant names

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Latin name	Amomum subulatum Roxb.
Family	Zingiberaceae
Identified with (Skt)	sthūlailā, bhadrailā
Identified with (Hin)	baḍī ilāyacī
Identified with (Tam)	kāṭṭēlam, pērēlam, ēlam
Identified with (Mal)	pērēlam
Identified with (Eng)	Greater cardamom, Nepal cardamom
Search occurrence	sthūlailā, bhadrailā, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 746) bhadrailā, f. large cardamoms, L. Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 1266) sthūlailā, f. large cardamoms, L. Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (p. 565) ēlam: 01 1. Cardamom plant, l. sh., Elettaria cardamomum; 2. Cardamom; 3. Unguent for perfuming the hair of women 02 1. Spikenard; 2. Mistletoe berry thorn; 3. Satin-wood 03 Auction

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