Biology (plants and animals)

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

Vellakatti in India is the name of a plant defined with Sesbania grandiflora in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Dolichos arboreus Forssk. (among others).

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

· Cell Chromosome Res. (1992)
· Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis (1834)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1997)
· Synopsis Plantarum (1807)
· Journal de Botanique, Appliquée à l’Agriculture, à la Pharmacie, à la Médecine et aux Arts (1813)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Vellakatti, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, health benefits, pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Veḷḷakatti (வெள்ளகத்தி) [veḷ-akatti] noun < வெள்¹ [vel¹] +. West Indian pea-tree, small tree, Sesbania grandiflora; அகத்திவகை. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [agathivagai. (vaithiya muligai)]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vel, Akitti.

Full-text: Vankacenakam.

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