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Makara (Sanskrit: मकर, romanized: Makara) is a legendary sea-creature in Hindu mythology. [1] In Hindu astrology , Makara is equivalent to the Zodiac sign Capricorn . Makara appears as the vahana (vehicle) of the river goddess Ganga , Narmada , and of the god of the ocean, Varuna . [ 2 ]
Tea tree, burgundy-red cultivar 'Wiri Donna' cultivar, Auckland Botanic Gardens. Mānuka (Māori pronunciation:, Leptospermum scoparium), also known as mānuka myrtle, [1] New Zealand teatree, [1] broom tea-tree, [2] or just tea tree, is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, native to New Zealand (including the Chatham Islands) and south-east Australia.
In the introduction of his translation of the Mahanirvana Tantra, Sir John Woodroffe, under the pseudonym Arthur Avalon, describes the individual makara. [2] He states that they include madya (wine), mamsa (meat), matsya (fish), mudra (grain), and maithuna (sexual intercourse).
As they are rich in nutrients, the plants are often used as fertiliser, particularly in the Sahel region of Africa along riverbanks. [15] The plant is widely used for soil conservation, particularly in India, for shallow soils, and in arid western and subhumid alluvial plains. It is popularly cultivated as an indoor bonsai specimen. [16]
Vine maple (Acer circinatum) Samara of Combretum zeyheriA samara (/ s ə ˈ m ɑːr ə /, UK also: / ˈ s æ m ər-/) [1] is a winged achene, [2] a type of fruit in which a flattened wing of fibrous, papery tissue develops from the ovary wall.
Capparis decidua, commonly known as karira, [3] is a useful plant in its marginal habitat. Description. It is a small much-branched tree or shrub.
Pipturus albidus, known as māmaki (sometimes waimea, for its resemblance to olomea [1]) in Hawaiian and known as Waimea pipturus in English, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family, Urticaceae, that is endemic to Hawaiʻi. It inhabits coastal mesic, mixed mesic, and wet forests at elevations of 60–1,830 m (200–6,000 ft).
Mesembryanthemum tortuosum (many synonyms, including Sceletium tortuosum) is a succulent plant in the family Aizoaceae native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. [1] It is known as the Namaqua skeletonfig, kanna, channa, kougoed (kauwgoed/ 'kougoed', prepared from 'fermenting' M. tortuosum [2])—which literally means, 'chew(able) things' or 'something to chew'.