ANCIENT INDIAN SCIENCE
Classification Of Plants
वनस्पतिद्रु मलिा गुल्मा: पादपजािय:।
बीजात्काण्डात्तथा कन्दात्तज्जन्म तितवधं तवदु :॥
िे वनस्पिय: प्रोक्ता: तवना पुष्पै: फलन्ति ये।
द्रु माश्च िे तनगतदिा: सहपुष्पै: फलन्ति ये॥
प्रसरन्ति प्रिानैयाास्ता लिा: पररकीतिािा:।
बहुस्तम्बा तवटतपनो ये िे गुल्मा: प्रकीतिािा: ॥
वृक्षायुवेद: २७१-२७३
(Vrikshayurveda 271-273)
Plants are four types:
1.Herbs
2.Trees
3.Creepers
4.Shrubs
The plants that bear fruits without flowers are called Vanaspati
(herbs) ,and those that bear fruits after flowering are called Druma
(trees) .Those that develop tendrils are called Lata (creepers) and
those bushy with many branches are called as Gulmah (shubs).
Aditi Soni,6