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160 Arachis hypogaea Linn., the peanut. 161 I.e., tea, Camellia sinensis (Linn.) O. Kuntze. 162 Nilacampaka is identified as Artabotrys hexapetalus (Linn.f.) Bhandari, bhūmicampaka as Kaempferia rotunda Linn. (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nrs. 163 and 982). 163 Unidentified. 164 Unidentified by Śāligrāma. Pinus gerardiana Wall. according to Chopra's Glossary; compare M. Abdul Kareem (1997), Nr. 1286. 165 Kāṣṭhadāru is identified as Polyalthia longifolia Thw. (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nr. 1327). 166 Bridelia montana Willd. Identified as B. airy-shawii Li = B. retusa (Linn.) Spreng. by P.V. Sharma (1997). Compare M. Abdul Kareem (1997), Nr. 272. 167 Aloe succotrina Lam. Compare Daljit Simha (1974): II, 279–282: aileyaka. 168 Carica papaya Linn. P.V. Sharma (1997) agrees. Compare M. Abdul Kareem (1997), Nr. 331. 169 Unidentified by Śāligrāma. Variously identified by others: Randia uliginosa DC. (Chopra's Glossary; compare M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nr. 1378); Grewia tenax (Forsk.) Aschers. et Schwf. (P.V. Sharma, 1997); Sida alba Linn. (absent from WIRM; see S.S.R. Bennet, 1987, and Hooker I, 323) (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nr. 1483). 170 Portulaca oleracea Linn. 171 A kind of cabbage. 172 See Daljit Simha (1974): II, 581–583: Cyclamen persicum Miller. 173 Hayāri is the same as aśvamāra. 174 Streblus asper Lour. 175 Plantago ovata Forsk. = P. ispaghul Roxb. 176 Mahājambū is regarded as identical with jambū (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nrs. 1566 and 1567). Kākajambū is identified as Memecylon angustifolium Wight (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nr. 1088). Bhūmi- and jalajambū are both identified as Syzygium cerasoides (Roxb.) Chatt. et Kanjilal (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nr. 1564), a tree that is called S. cerasoideum (Roxb.) Raizada by others (WIRM X, 100). Rājajambū is identified as Syzygium jambos (Linn.) Alston (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nr. 1566). 177 Tagetes erecta Linn. and Celosia argentea Linn. var. cristata Voss = C. cristata Linn. 178 Indigofera oblongifolia Forsk. = I. paucifolia Delile (Śāligrāma calls this plant I. pauciflora). 179 Biophytum sensitivum DC. Compare M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nr. 241. 180 Anacardium occidentale Linn., the cashew nut tree. 181 Unidentified. 182 Ghṛtakarañja is identified as Caesalpinia digyna Rottl. (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nr. 283), gucchakarañja as Quassia indica (Gaertn.) Nooteboom = Samadera indica Gaertn. (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nr. 1434; compare WIRM VIII, 345; the valid name is Samadera indica Gaertn. according to S.S.R. Bennet, 1987). Pūtikarañja is identified as Caesalpinia bonduc (Linn.) Roxb. (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nr. 281) or regarded as identical with karañja (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nr. 594) or cirabilva (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nr. 877). 183 Tiktakarkaṭikā is identified as Cucumis sativus Linn., cīnakarkaṭikā as Trichosanthes anguina Linn. (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nrs. 527 and 1640). 184 Capsicum annuum Linn. Also identified as Capsicum frutescens Linn. (see M. Abdul Kareem, 1997, Nr. 326).