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618 Amaranthus caudatus Linn. (P.V. Sharma, 1997). 619 Identified. Mahāpiṇḍī is identified as Gardenia turgida Roxb. (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nr. 792). 620 Unidentified. 621 A Luffa species (P.V. Sharma) or Cassia alata Linn. (P.V. Sharma, 1997). Also identified as Cassia senna Linn. (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nr. 351). 622 Pterospermum acerifolium Willd. (P.V. Sharma). Mentioned in the Suśrutasaṃhitā. 623 Eleusine coracana Gaertn. (P.V. Sharma; compare M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nr. 667). 624 Identified as Morus australis Poir. (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nr. 1136). The same as vidārī (Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha 4). Suṣavī is mentioned, for example, at Su.Sū.38.6 (see Dalhaṇa’s remarks); it is identified as Carum carvi Linn., Momordica charantia Linn., and Nigella sativa Linn. (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nrs. 336, 1119, 1168). 625 Unidentified. 626 Unidentified. 627 Identified as Fumaria indica Pugsley (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nr. 776; compare S.S.R. Bennet, 1987 and WIRM IV, 68) and Ixora paniculata (Vanauṣadhicandrodaya VI, 44; see on this Name Hooker III, 149). Compare V.V. Sivarajan and I. Balachandran (1994: 354–357: parpaṭaka). 628 Adina cordifolia (Roxb.) Hook.f. ex Brandis (P.V. Sharma). Also identified as Berberis asiatica Roxb. ex DC., non Griff., Cedrus deodara (Roxb. ex Lamb.) G. Don, Coscinium fenestratum Colebr., and Pinus roxburghii Sarg. (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nrs. 230, 362, 498, 1287; compare WIRM II, rev. ed., 117, III, 400). 629 Cascabela thevetia (Linn.) Lippold = Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) Merrill = Th. neriifolia Juss. ex Steud. (P.V. Sharma). See on the nomenclature: S.S.R. Bennet (1987); compare M. Abdul Kareem (1997), Nr. 339. 630 Unidentified. 631 Dolichos lablab Linn. (P.V. Sharma). 632 Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standl. = L. vulgaris Ser. (P.V. Sharma). 633 Unidentified. 634 A species of Dioscorea (P.V. Sharma). Identified as Dioscorea alata Linn. (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nr. 611). 635 Identified as Alangium salviifolium (Linn.f.) Wang. and several species of Ferula (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nrs. 65, 726–729, 732). 636 A Dioscorea species (P.V. Sharma). Identified as Dioscorea belophylla Voigt ex Haines (see M. Abdul Kareem, Nr. 612; compare S.S.R. Bennet, 1987) and Pachyrrhizus erosus (Linn.) Urban = P. angulatus Rich. ex DC. (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nr. 1219; compare WIRM VII, 208). Mentioned at Su.Sū.46.298. 637 Unidentified. 638 Often identified as Ophiorrhiza mungos Linn. (Chopra’s Glossary; Nadkarni I, Nr. 1760; P.V. Sharma, 1997). Mentioned at Su.Ka.6.22 (see Dalhaṇa’s remark). 639 Identified as Bixa orellana Linn. (M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nr. 242; P.V. Sharma) and Euonymus tingens Wall. (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nr. 697). 640 Identified as Dalbergia volubilis Roxb. and Trichodesmium zeylanicum R.Br. (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nrs. 573 and 1638). 641 Unidentified. 642 A Dioscorea species (P.V. Sharma).