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All these parts are Amṛtasya–Sweet in content

All these parts are Amṛtasya–Sweet in content

The main trunk part of the tree is called Prakand or skanda (stem) from where branches spread out. The trees having a very strong stem/ trunk are termed as vanaspati or vaanaspati. A Lata/valli/vratati is one that cannot stand upright on its own.  

The main trunk part of the tree is called Prakand or skanda (stem) from where branches spread out. The trees having a very strong stem/ trunk are termed as vanaspati or vaanaspati. A Lata/valli/vratati is one that cannot stand upright on its own.

==== Morphological characteristics ====

==== Morphological characteristics ====

such as the number of leaflets in a compound leaf (e.g. Saptaparṇa (सप्तपर्ण) is identified with ''Alstonia scholaris'' (the blackboard tree)), nature of shape of the leaf (e.g. dirghapatraka (दीर्घपत्रक) is one with long leaves as in sugar-cane, ashvaparnaka refers to Shorea robusta whose leaves resemble the shape of the ear of a horse), shape and color of flowers (e.g. vakrapushpa or Sesbania grandifolia with papilionaceous flowers), and other characteristics like Sataparvika or grasses having hundred (many) joints in its stem, apushpaphalada refers to jackfruit where fruits arise without (apparent) flowers.

 

* the number of leaflets in a compound leaf (e.g. Saptaparṇa (सप्तपर्ण) is identified with ''Alstonia scholaris'' (the blackboard tree)),  

* nature of shape of the leaf (e.g. dirghapatraka (दीर्घपत्रक) is one with long leaves as in sugar-cane, ashvaparnaka refers to Shorea robusta whose leaves resemble the shape of the ear of a horse),  

* shape and color of flowers (e.g. vakrapushpa or Sesbania grandifolia with papilionaceous flowers), and  

* other characteristics like Sataparvika or grasses having hundred (many) joints in its stem, apushpaphalada refers to jackfruit where fruits arise without (apparent) flowers.

 

=== Growth Habitats ===

=== Growth Habitats ===