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Plant name	rohītaka
Language	Sanskrit
Latin name	Aphanamixis polystachya (Wall.) R. Parker - please click to view full record
Latin name (synonyms)	Aglaia polystachya Wall., Amoora polystachya (Wall.) Steud., Amoora rohituka (Roxb.) Wight & Arn., Andersonia rohituka Roxb.
Sanskrit name	rohītaka
Hindi name	harin-hārā
Tamil name	cemmaram, malampuḻavaṉ
Malayalam name	cemmaram
English name	Rohituka tree
Search occurrence	rohītaka, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 890) rohitaka, m. N. of a tree, Andersonia Rohitaka, MaitrS. (v.l. rohītaka); of a river, Buddh.; of a Stūpa, ib.; pl. N. of a people, MBh. rohītaka, m. Andersonia Rohitaka, MaitrS. (v.l. rohitaka), VarBṛS.; Bhpr.; N. of a place or a mountain, MBh. (accord. to some a stronghold on the borders of Multan is so called).

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