Phalam, Phalāṃ: 2 definitions

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Phalam means something in Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Phalam in India is the name of a plant defined with Areca catechu in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sublimia areca Comm. ex Mart., nom. inval.) (the specific epithet probably from kachu, an astringent substance. (among others).

2) Phalam is also identified with Carissa carandas It has the synonym Jasminonerium salicinum (Lam.) Kuntze (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1895)
· Histoire des Plantes (1888)
· Bot. Cab. (1822)
· Indian J. Med. Res. (1963)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Rev. Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1973)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Phalāṃ (फलां):—(a) so and so, such and such; also—[phalāṃ; —ḍimāka].

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