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• Atalantia monophylla
  ...or use in breeding new types of citrus frs. The frs. yield an oil which in India is considered a valuable application in chronic rheumatism. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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• Butea monosperma
  |common_name=Kingshuk, Palash, Dhak, Flame of the Forest, Bastard Teak, Parrot Tree .../> Common names include '''Kingshuk''', '''Palash''', '''Dhak''', '''Flame of the Forest''', '''Bastard Teak''', '''Parrot Tree''' and '''Kesudo''' (Guju
  4 KB (555 words) - 20:43, 18 February 2010
• Ficus benghalensis
  |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 |height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
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• Shorea
  ...Volume 5, 2004. Soepadmo, E., Saw, L.G. and Chung, R.C.K. eds. Government of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ISBN 983-2181-59-3</ref>. See [[List of Shorea species]].
  2 KB (348 words) - 23:05, 28 May 2010
• Murraea
  ...d. or fls. solitary.—The wood of this species is considerably used because of its strength and endurance and light yellow color. The bark is used as a co ...species are used in India as a tonic. Other little-known species occur in India and Indo-China.
  3 KB (398 words) - 23:39, 8 January 2010
• Benincasa hispida
  ...ries, and the unripe frs. to be employed by natives in India in the making of curries. L. H. B. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
  1 KB (210 words) - 12:36, 5 February 2010
• Thunbergia mysorensis
  |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
  3 KB (438 words) - 02:09, 27 April 2010
• Betel
  ...own near [[Patna]] in [[Bihar]], [[India]]. The plant is known by a series of different names in the regions in which it is consumed - among these are '' ...blacken the teeth, and eventually corrode them. The betel-nut is the fruit of [[Areca catechu]], a palm.
  2 KB (289 words) - 01:53, 9 February 2010
• Butea
  ...ym Lewis, Brian Schrire, Barbara MacKinder, and Mike Lock. 2005. ''Legumes of the World''. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Richmond, England. </ref> ...also known as [[Flame of the Forest]] or [[Bastard Teak]], is native to [[India]] and [[Southeast Asia]], where it is used for timber, resin, fodder, medic
  2 KB (320 words) - 21:17, 18 February 2010
• Tephrosia
  '''''Tephrosia''''' is a genus of [[legume]] in the [[Fabaceae]] family. Many species in the ''Tephrosia'' ge ...minosae. Hardy or half-hardy perennial herbs, subshrubs, or rarely shrubs, of little horticultural value.
  3 KB (461 words) - 21:31, 20 April 2010
• Sesamum
  |life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ...an, with some species occurring in India, Sri Lanka, and China. The origin of ''S. indicum'' is uncertain as it is widely cultivated and naturalized in t
  3 KB (456 words) - 15:50, 28 May 2010
• Nyctanthes
  ...other genera, most of them to ''[[Jasminum]]''.<ref name=oxford>University of Oxford, Oleaceae information site: [http://herbaria.plants.ox.ac.uk/fraxige ...e]], with a single seed in each part.<ref name=oxford/><ref name=fop>Flora of Pakistan: [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=12251
  4 KB (544 words) - 17:34, 22 February 2010
• Osmunda claytoniana
  ...ich characterizes the cinnamon fern. N. Amer., Japan; said also to grow in India. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
  1 KB (182 words) - 13:56, 25 February 2010
• Micholitzia
  ...le-formed and spreading. The single species, M. obcordata, N. E. Br., from India, is said to possess no horticultural value. It is a small under shrub with *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
  1 KB (201 words) - 02:32, 9 January 2010
• Cucumis melo
  |origin=NW India ...nists]] call an [[epigynous berry]]. Muskmelon is native to northwestern [[India]].<ref>Seeds handbook: biology, production, processing and storage, 2nd edi
  2 KB (257 words) - 13:24, 3 June 2010
• Jasminum parkeri
  |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 |height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
  1 KB (184 words) - 04:35, 9 July 2010
• Chrysopogon
  ...laid away among them is said to keep clothing free from moths. For history of this grass, see Kew Bull. Misc. Inform. No. 8, 1906. ...for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->
  2 KB (348 words) - 17:25, 30 October 2009
• Saraca
  |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
  3 KB (425 words) - 15:47, 14 May 2010
• Onychium auratum
  ...undant sporangia of a golden color; divisions of the sporophylls pod-like. India and adjacent islands. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
  1 KB (156 words) - 16:04, 22 February 2010
• Flacourtia jangomas
  |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
  4 KB (499 words) - 20:23, 29 July 2010

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