Saraca indica(SBRAS)
Overview Code created in: 2001-11-12
- EPPO Code: SBRAS
- Preferred name: Saraca indica
- Authority: Linnaeus
Indochina (except Cambodia), Malesia (Malaysia, Sumatra, Java). Widely planted as an ornamental tree, and used in traditional medicine. A sacred tree for the Buddhist and Hindu religions. Introduced in Egypt, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, central Africa
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Jonesia asoca | Roxburgh |
| Saraca asoca | (Roxburgh) de Wildeman |
| Saraca bijuga | King |
| Saraca minor | (Zollinger & Moritzi) Miquel |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| ashoka | English |
| asoka tree | English |
| red saraca | English |
| sorrowless tree | English |
| Asokabaum | German |
| arbre ashoka | French |
| jonesie | French |
| saraca | French |
| saraca | Italian |
| ashok | Bengali |
| ashok | Hindi |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Fabids (
1FABD )
Order
Fabales (
1FABO )
Family
Fabaceae (
1LEGF )
Subfamily
Detarioideae (
1DETS )
Genus
Saraca (
1SBRG )
Species
Saraca indica (
SBRAS )