Saraca asoca

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Detarioideae
Tribus: Saraceae
Genus: Saraca
Species: Saraca asoca

Name

Saraca asoca (Roxb.) W.J.de Wilde, 1968

Synonyms

Jonesia asoca Roxb.
Jonesia confusa Hassk.
Saraca confusa (Hassk.) Backer

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Indian subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian subcontinent
  - Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka
- Introduced into:
  - Andaman Is., Jawa, Malaya, New Guinea, Pakistan, Sulawesi, Sumatera

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Wilde, W.J., 1968. Blumea; Tijdschrift voor de Systematiek en de Geografie der Planten (A Journal of Plant Taxonomy and Plant Geography). Leiden 15:393. 1968

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Saraca asoca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Saraca asoca. Published online. Accessed: Oct 21 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Saraca asoca. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Oct 2020.
Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Saraca asoca in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

অসমীয়া: অশোক
বাংলা: অশোক
English: Ashoka tree
suomi: Temppeliasoka
français: Arbre ashoka
ગુજરાતી: અશોક
मराठी: अशोक
नेपाली: अशोक
संस्कृतम्: अशोकवृक्षः
தமிழ்: அசோகம்

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