Saraca indica

Saraca indica

Saraca indica

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 indica

Name

Saraca indica L., 1767

Synonyms

• Jonesia minor Zoll. & Moritzi
• Jonesia pinnata Willd.
• Saraca arborescens Burm.f.
• Saraca bijuga Prain
• Saraca harmandiana Pierre
• Saraca kunstleri Prain
• Saraca lobbiana Baker
• Saraca minor Miq.
• Saraca pierreana Craib

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam Introduced into: Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1767. Mantissa Plantarum. Generum editionis VI. et Specierum editionis II. [1]: 1–142 + index (2 pp.). Holmiae. BHL Reference page. : ii. 1:98.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Saraca indica 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 indica. Published online. Accessed: Oct 21 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Saraca indica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Oct 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Saraca indica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

العربية: ساراكة هندية
हिन्दी: অশোক
русский: Сарака индийская
සිංහල: දියරතඹල

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