- Family : CAESALPINIACEAE
(Pea Or Bean Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : IMLI FAMILY (ईमली फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
- Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae
- Basionym : Jonesia asoca Roxb.
- Synonym(s) : Saraca indica "sensu Bedd., non L."
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd.
- Common name : Asoka tree, True Asoka, Sita Asoka, Sesbania Pea, Canicha, Prickly Sesban
- Vernacular name :
- Ashoka, Ashok (Hindi)
- Ashokada mara, Kengali mara (Kannada)
- Asoka, Asavu (Tamil)
- Kankeli, Asokamu, Asokam, Vanjulumu (Telugu)
- Oshoko, Ashok (Oria)
- Ashoka (Sanskrit)
- Shokam, Hemapushpam, Vanjuulam (Malayalam)
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests, also grown as ornamental tree
- Key identification features : A smal tree with bright orange scarlet flowers
- Flower, Fruit : March-October
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, Kadapa district, Vishakapatnam district, Srikakulam district, West Godavari district, East Godavari district
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Odisha : Keonjhar district, Mayurbhanj district, Angul district, Dhenkanal district, Puri district
- Tamil Nadu : Planted
- Native : India, Sri Lanka
- World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Bangladesh. Introduced in cultivation in Malaysia
- Conservation Status : Vulnerable (VU)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
- Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
- Prakasa Rao, J et al (2015). Tree additions to the flora of East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India. JoTT. 7 (12):7953-7957
- NOORUNNISA BEGUM, S., K. RAVIKUMAR, D. K. VEDCURRENT (2014). Cur. Sci. 107, 26 (1) pp 26-28
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
- Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Saraca asoca. Downloaded on 1 July 2024.
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Botanical Description
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Herbarium Specimen(s)
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Line Drawings
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Field Image(s)
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Habitat
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India Distribution
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World Distribution
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