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3. Trees which grow from water- Udakyonika Vrksa
4. Trees which grow from 3. (supra) - Udakayonika adhyāroha
Vrksa
5. Grasses which grow from earth-Pṛthviyonika tṛṇa
6. Trees which grow from water
Udakayonika tṛṇa
7. Herbs which grow from earth
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- Prthviyonika auṣadhi
8. Herbs which grow from water
Udakayonika auṣadhi
9. Shrubs which grow from earth - Prthviyonika harita
10. Shrubs which grow from water
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- Udakayonika harita
11. Kuhana which grow from earth - Pṛthviyonika kuhana (plants which cause the earth to
burst, e.g. mushrooms)
12. Kuhana which grow from water
Udakayonika kuhana
Four salient features of each of the above types of plants are described in detail:
(a) The location from which the trees originate, obtain their nourishment and are supported. Trees grow either from earth, or water (aquatic plants) or from other trees.
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(b) The nature of nourishment; bodies of all types of immobile organisms-earth-bodied, water-bodied and so on; While the earth-based trees get the nourishment through earth, creepers obtain it from the trees on which they grow and water-based trees get it through water.
(c) After growing and maturing, the plants obtain the nutrients from the bodies of the mobile organisms also. They digest and assimilate the nutrient juices from the dead bodies of various mobile organisms.
(d) Various parts of the plants-leaves, flowers, fruits, etc. are possessed of various colours, smells, tastes, etc.
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