[355] "Plant life" (bhūtagāma) means the five kinds of seed-growth (bījajāta): that propagated from roots (mūlabīja), that propagated from stems (khandhabīja), that propagated from joints (phaḷubīja), that propagated from tops (aggabīja), and that propagated from seeds (bījabīja) as the fifth.
"That propagated from roots" means: turmeric (haliddaṃ), ginger (siṅgaveraṃ), sweet flag (vacaṃ), white sweet flag (vacatthaṃ), ativisa, kaṭukarohiṇī, vetiver (usīraṃ), nut grass (bhaddamuttakaṃ); or whatever others there are that are born from a root, that spring up from a root — this is called that propagated from roots.
"That propagated from stems" means: the assattha (bodhi tree), the nigrodha (banyan), the pilakkha, the udumbara (cluster fig), the kacchaka, the kapiṭhana; or whatever others there are that are born from a stem, that spring up from a stem — this is called that propagated from stems.
"That propagated from joints" means: sugarcane, bamboo, reed; or whatever others there are that are born from a joint, that spring up from a joint — this is called that propagated from joints.
"That propagated from tops" means: ajjuka, phaṇijjaka, hirivera; or whatever others there are that are born from a top, that spring up from a top — this is called that propagated from tops.
"That propagated from seeds" means: grain (pubbaṇṇa) and pulses (aparaṇṇa); or whatever others there are that are born from a seed, that spring up from a seed — this is called that propagated from seeds, the fifth.
[Edition footnotes: 1. Yu.: bījabījañceva. 2. M., Yu.: baliddi. 3. M.: siṅgiveraṃ vacā. 4. M.: ativisā.]
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.