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There are estimated to be over 18,000 species of flowering plants in India, which constitute some 6-7 percent of the total plant species in the world. India is home to more than 50,000 species of plants, including a variety of endemics. The use of plants as a source of medicines has been an integral part of life in India from the earliest times.
In eastern India and Bangladesh, plumeria is traditionally considered as a variety of the champak flower, the golok chapa, meaning the champaka that resides in the heavenly home of Sri Krishna, a Hindu god at the highest realm of heaven. In Sri Lanka it is known as "Araliya" or "Temple Flower".
Dvārakā–Kamboja route, a route in ancient India, from the Kamboja territory to the city of Dvaraka; Kambu Swayambhuva, progenitor of the Kambojas in Indian mythology; Upamanyu Kamboja or Upamanyu, a sage of Hinduism Aupamanyava Kamboja, his son; Kamboja-Pala Dynasty of Bengal (c. 10th-11th centuries) Rajyapala Kamboja, the founder of the ...
P. alba is often cultivated as an ornamental plant. In Cambodia pagodas especially choose this shrub, with the flowers used in ritual offerings to the deities, they are sometimes used to make necklaces which decorate coffins. [4]
In its native India and Southeast Asia, champaca is logged for its valuable timber. [5] It has a finely textured, dark brown and olive-colored wood, which is used in furniture making, construction, and cabinetry.
The third ruler Narayanapala Kamboja is stated to be a devotee of god Vishnu. King Nayapala Kamboja, the author of Irda Copper plate is known to have practised Siva cult. There is no information on the Kamboja ruler Dharamapala, but it appears likely that he may have also been a Vedic follower i.e. either Saivite or a Vishnu devotee. The Irda ...
Diospyros buxifolia is a tree in the family Ebenaceae.It grows up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall. Inflorescences bear up to five flowers. The fruits are ellipsoid, up to 1.6 cm (1 in) long.
Pluchea indica is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae.Its common names include Indian camphorweed, Indian fleabane, and Indian pluchea. [1] It is native to parts of Asia and Australia, and it is widespread in the Pacific Islands as an introduced and often invasive species.