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Tragia involucrata L. details in Pandanus database of Indian plant names

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Latin name	Tragia involucrata L.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Identified with (Skt)	duḥsparśā, durālabhā
Identified with (Hin)	barhantā
Identified with (Tam)	kāñcōṟi, kaṇṭūti
Identified with (Mal)	koṭuttūvva, koṭittūvva, coṛiyaṇṇam
Identified with (Eng)	Indian stinging nettle
Search occurrence	duḥsparśā, durālabhā, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
See plant's image	Tragia involucrata L. in Google image search
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 483) duḥsparśa, mfn. difficult to be touched or unpleasant to the touch, MBh.; BhP.; m. Alhagi Maurorum (also -śaka, Cār.); Guilandina Bonduc, L.; (ā) f. Alhagi Maurorum; Solanum Jacquini; Mucuna Pruritus; Cassyta Filiformis, Suśr.; Bhpr.; L. Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 485) durālabha, mfn. difficult to be handled, W.; (ā), f. Alhagi Maurorum, Śuśr.

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