Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.325
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.325
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v2.c4.s8.325
Śalmali is the name of the ‘silk cotton tree’ (*Salmalia Malabarica*). Its fruit is regarded as poisonous in the Rigveda,¹ but the car of the bridal procession is made of its wood.² It is described as the tallest of trees.³