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OTHER NAMES
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SANSKRIT : Charu, Hima, Kaidara, Kedaraja, Malaya, Maleya, Padmagandhi, Padmaka, Padmakah, Padmakasthah, Padmaksha, Padmanaluka, Padmavhaya, Padmavriksha, Patalapushpavarnaka, Patalaputrasanibha, Pita, Pitaka, Pitarakta, Rakta, Shitala, Shubha, Sugrabha
HINDI : Padam, Paddam, Padmakashtha, Pajia, Patmakath, Patmakh, Paya, Phaja, Alu-bhukara, Alucha, Paja, Painya
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DISTRIBUTION
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This species is globally distributed in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma and South West China between an altitude range of 1200-2400 metres Within India, it has been recorded in Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tamil Nadu (Palni: > 1800 metres naturalized around Kodaikanal). It is cultivated in Biligirirangan hills of Karnataka.
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