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Saraca asoca (Roxb.)Willd.

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GENUS: Saraca L.

Saraca asoca (Roxb.)Willd. [Preferred name]
    Jonesia asoca Roxb. {Synonym}
    Jonesia confusa Hassk. {Synonym}
    Jonesia pinnata Willd. {Synonym}
    Saraca confusa (Hassk.)Backer {Synonym}
    Saraca indica sensu Bedd., non L. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Ashok [3026]; Asoca [1915]; Diya-ratambala [2023]; Diya-ratmal [2023]; Jonesia [3056]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Asia
Bangladesh (N) [3383]; Bhutan (N) [3366]; Burma (N) [261]; India (N) [261, 1944, 2021, 3017, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3040, 3043, 3056, 3092, 3108, 3366, 3371, 3372, 3374, 3375, 3377, 3387, 3618]; Andhra Pradesh [3366]; Arunachal Pradesh [3040]; Assam [2021]; Bihar [3371]; Delhi [3372]; Gujarat [3017]; Karnataka [1944]; Kerala [3374]; Madhaya Pradesh [3375]; Maharashtra [3108]; Manipur [3366]; Meghalaya [3043]; Mizoram [3366]; Nagaland [3366]; Orissa [3026]; Punjab [3377]; Rajasthan [3028]; Tamil Nadu [3027]; Tripura [3092]; Uttar Pradesh [3387]; West Bengal [3618]; Indonesia (I) [3005, 3898, 4020]; Jawa (N) [3898]; Malaysia (I) [1948]; Nepal (N) [2898, 3369]; Pakistan (I) [261, 2021]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [1948]; Sri Lanka (N) [261, 2023]; Sulawesi (N) [3005]; Sumatera (N) [4020]
  Australasia
Papua New Guinea (I) [261]
  Indian Ocean
Mauritius (I) [1915]; Reunion (I) [1915]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [261, 1915, 1948, 2021, 2023, 2970, 3001, 3092, 3898, 4020] ; Distribution Map [4020] ; Illustration [2970, 3001, 3386]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [261] [1915] ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-04 Seneviratne GI (Sinhala & Tamil Names) ; Habit: Tree [261] [1915] ; Lifespan: Perennial [261] [1915] ; Source(s): 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2005), 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P, 2005 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H (JS2005)

  
USES:
  Environmental [1915, 4020]; Food and Drink [3034]; Medicine [2021, 2023, 3034, 4020]; Miscellaneous [3092]; Wood [2021, 4020]

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

261.

  Verdcourt, B., 1979
    A Manual of New Guinea Legumes. Office of Forests, Lae,PNG

1915.

  Polhill, R, M., 1990
    Legumineuses.In:Flore des Mascareignes,Vol 80.J. Bosser et a

1944.

  Saldanha, C.J. & Nicolson, D.H., 1976
    Flora of the Hassan District, Karnataka, India.

1948.

  Whitmore, T.C., 1972
    Tree Flora of Malaya, Vol.1. London:Longman

2021.

  Ali, S.I., 1973
    Flora of Pakistan, No.54 Caesalpiniaceae. Karachi:Univ Karac

2023.

  Rudd, V.E., 1991
    Flora of Ceylon 7: 34-107. Caesalpinioideae

2898.

  Ohashi, H., 1979
    Leguminosae In:Hara&Williams:EnumerationFlwingPl.Nepal2:103-

2970.

  Zuijderhoudt, G.F.P., 1968
    Blumea 15:413-425. A revision of the genus Saraca

3001.

  Ding Hou, Larsen, S & Larsen, K, 1996
    Flora Malesiana I, 12,2:409-784.Caesalpiniaceae.

3005.

  Whitmore, Tantra & Sutisna(eds), 1989
    Tree Flora ofIndonesia-Checklist for Sulawesi. Indonesia.

3017.

  Shah, G.L., 1978
    Flora of Gujarat State Vol.1

3026.

  Saxena, H.O. & Brahman, M., 1994
    The Flora of Orissa (Ranunculaceae to Fabaceae)

3027.

  Nair, N.C. & Henry, A.N., 1983
    Flora of Tamil Nadu, India Vol.1

3028.

  Shetty, B.V. & Singh, V., 1987
    Flora of Rajasthan Vol.1. Flora of India Series 2

3034.

  Jain, S.K., 1991
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3040.

  Hajra, P.K. et al., 1996
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3043.

  Balakrishnan, N.P., 1981
    Flora of Jowai and vicinity Meghalaya Vol.1

3056.

  Bouton, L., 1857
    Trans.Roy.Soc.Arts Mauritius n.s.1:1-177 Medicinal plants...

3092.

  Deb, D.B., 1981
    The Flora of Tripura State Vol 1

3108.

  Deshpande, S. et al., 1993
    Flora of Mahabaleshwar and adjoinings, Maharashtra Vol 1

3366.

  Sanjappa, M., 2000
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3369.

  Shrestha, K.K., 1998
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3371.

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3372.

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    The Flora of Delhi

3374.

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    Flora of Calicut

3375.

  Singh, A.N., 1993
    In: Verma,D.M. & al. (Eds.) Flora of Madhya Pradesh, Vol.1.

3377.

  Sharma, M., 1990
    Punjab Plants Check-list

3383.

  Khatun, R.B., 1987
    Tree Legumes of Bangladesh

3386.

  Pullaiah, T. & Ramamurthy, K.S., 2001
    Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol.2

3387.

  Sharma, A.K. & Dhakre, J.S., 1995
    Flora of Agra District. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.

3618.

  Benthall, A.P., 1946
    The trees of Calcutta. Calcutta.

3890.

  Lock, J.M. & Ford, 2004
    Legumes of Malesia: A check-list. RBG Kew.

3898.

  Backer, C.A., 1963
    Flora of Java. Groningen, The Netherlands

4020.

  Zuijderhout, G.F.P., 1967
    Blumea 15(2):413-425 A Revision of the Genus Saraca L.

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