A History of Agriculture in India v1.c45.5

v1.c45.5

| Lavanga-Lata | *Luvunga scandens* (Roxb.) Buch.-Ham. ex Weight | A herald of spring |
| Lodhra | *Symplocos racemosa* Roxb. | Pollen used as face powder in ancient India |
| Madhavi | *Hiptage benghalensis* (Linn.) Kurz | A scandent shrubby climber, herald of spring, and lover of the mango tree |
| Mahua | *Madhuca indica* J.F. Gmel. | A common shade tree in Central India. An alcoholic beverage is distilled from its flowers |
| Malati | *Jasminum flexile* Vahl | A twining shrub with fragrant white flowers |
| Mandara | *Erythrina variegata* Linn. | Small tree with red flowers in leafless condition in early March |
| Masa, Kuruvinda | *Vigna mungo* (Linn.) Hepper | Blackgram |
| Masura | *Lens culinaris* Medic. | Lentil |
| Mudga | | A pulse |
| Naga-Kesara | *Mesua ferrea* Linn. | A forest tree of Eastern India with white flowers with yellow interior |
| Nalika, Nali | *Pennisetum typhoides* (Burm.) f. Stapf & C.E. Hubb. | Pearlmillet |
| Narikela | *Cocos nucifera* Linn. | The coconut palm |
| Navamallika | *Jasminum arborescens* Roxb. | A shrubby jasmine |
| Padam | *Prunus cerasoides* D. Don | Wild cherry found in the temperate Himalayas at altitudes from 900 to 1,830 metres |
| Parijataka | *Nyctanthes arbor-tristis* Linn. | *Har-singhar*. Drops its flowers in the morning |
| Patala | *Stereospermum suaveolens* DC. | Trumpet-flower, herald of spring |
| Pipal | *Ficus religiosa* Linn. | A large tree with glossy, dark-green, poplar-like leaves |
| Pital | | A yellow flower not identified |
| Priyangu | *Setaria italica* (Linn.) P. Beauv. | Millet |