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

 
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha, S.R.Ramesh, K.R.Keshava Murthy; B.R.Ramesh, S.R.Ramesh, S.Udaya Kumar, Shivaprakash
  • Collection Date : 08-04-1979, 12-05-1981
  • Collection Nos : KFP 6917, KFP 12845
  • Collection Locality : Kollur ghat road, Dakshina Kannada district; Malalgaon (FRL), Uttara Kannada district
  • 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
    • Jharkhand :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka
  • 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.
    • Indigenous Plants at Biodiversity Park, Ranchi - Ranchi Afforestation Division, Forest and Environmental Department, Jharkhand
  • 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 11 October 2024.

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