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Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn. details in Pandanus database of Indian plant names

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Latin name	Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn.
Family	Mimosaceae
Identified with (Lat)	Mimosa cinerea L.
Identified with (Skt)	vellantara, vīrataru
Identified with (Hin)	vurttuli, kherī
Identified with (Tam)	vēṭattaḷā, viṭattērai
Identified with (Mal)	viṭattal, vīravṛkṣam
Search occurrence	vellantara, vīrataru, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 1018) vellantara, m. a partic. tree (= vīra-taru), Bhpr. Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 1005) vīrataru, m. N. of various trees and other plants (Pentaptera Arjuna; Andropogon Muricatus, Barleria Longifolia &c.), L.

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