Saraca asoca

IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU)

Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd.
, (Syn: Jonesia asoca Roxb.; Jonesia confusa Hassk.; Jonesia pinnata Willd.; Saraca confusa (Hassk.) Backer; Saraca indica auct. (non L.); Baker in Fl. Brit. Ind. 2: 271, 1878);  

sar-AK-a -- from the Indian (Sanskrit) vernacular word for this plant ... Dave's Botanary
¿ ah-SOW-kah ? -- derived from Sanskrit asoka (without grief or sorrow)

commonly known as: ashoka tree, handkerchief tree, sorrowless treeAssamese: অশোক ashokaBengali: অশোক ashokaGujarati:અશોક ashokHindi: अशोक ashokKannada: ಅಶೋಕ ashokaKonkani: असोक asokMalayalam: അശോകം ashokamMarathi: अशोक ashokMizo: mual-hawihNepali: अशोक ashokOriya: ଅଙ୍ଗନାପ୍ରିଯ anganapriya, ଅଶୋକ asoka, ଦୋହଳୀ dohali,କଙ୍କେଳ kankelaPali: अशोक ashokaSanskrit: अशोक ashokaTamil: அசோகம் ashokam, அசோகு ashokuTelugu: అశోకము asokamu, వంజులము vanjulamuTibetan: a so ka, my nan med

... more names in Sanskrit: अपशोक apashoka, चक्रगुच्छ chakraguccha, चित्र chitra, चित्रशोक chitrashoka, हेमपुष्प hemapuspa, कमन kamana, कामुक kamuka, कङ्केलि kangkeli, कान्ताचरणदोहद kantacharanadohada, कान्ताङ्घ्रिदोहद kantagghridohada, कर्णपूर karnapura, केलिक kelika, किङ्किरात kingkirata, मौलि mauli, नट nata, पिण्डपुष्य pindapushya, पिण्डीपुष्प pindipushpa, रागितरु ragitaru, रक्तपल्लव raktapallava, षट्पदानन्दवर्धन shatpadanandavardhana, सुभग subhaga, ताम्रपल्लव tamrapallava, विशोक vishoka, वीतशोक vitashoka

... more names derived from Sanskrit, in Tamil: சசுபம் cacupam, சரிபம் caripam, மலைக்கருனை malai-k-karunai,பல்லவத்திரு pallavattiru, பிண்டி pinti, தாமிரபல்லவம் tamira-pallavam, தோகலி tokali, வஞ்சுளம் vanculam, வீதசோகம் vitacokam, யுகபத்திரிகை yukapattirikai

Native to: India, Myanmar and Malaya

Asia: Bangladesh (N); Bhutan (N) ; Burma (N) ; India (N) ; Andhra Pradesh ; Arunachal Pradesh ; Assam ; Bihar ; Delhi ; Gujarat; Karnataka ; Kerala ; Madhaya Pradesh; Maharashtra ; Manipur ; Meghalaya ; Mizoram ; Nagaland ; Orissa ; Punjab ; Rajasthan ; Tamil Nadu ; Tripura ; Uttar Pradesh ; West Bengal ; Indonesia (I); Jawa (N) ; Malaysia (I) ; Nepal (N) ; Pakistan (I) ; Peninsular Malaysia (N) ; Sri Lanka (N) ; Sulawesi (N) ; Sumatera (N) ;  Australasia: Papua New Guinea (I) ;  Indian Ocean: Mauritius (I) ; Reunion (I) as per ILDIS;

Tree up to 9 m tall; leaflets 4-6 pairs, sessile, up to 25 cm long, up to 9 cm broad, acute at apex, glabrous; flowers fragrant in compact corymbose panicles; calyx yellowish to red with up to 10-16 mm long tube, lobes elliptic to obovate, 7-10 mm mong; petals lacking; stamens usually 6-8, with long exserted reddish up to 25 mm long filaments; pod elliptic to oblong, up to 25 cm long, up to 6 cm broad, 1.5-2 cm thick, 4-8 seeded.



 
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Saraca asoca - blooming: The gregarious flowering of Saraca asoca sen at Rani baug, Mumbai on 6 Feb . 2011. 
- Last week at Kanakeshwar, Alibag 

 
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Saraca asoca in Chennai: The Sita ashoka is blooming now in Chennai. 


 
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air layering of Saraca asoca: I have done experiment on air layering of Saraca asoca, this photographs showing good quantity of roots. the plants are very good with good growth. this help to  reduce juvanile phase and it produce seeds in early ie 2 to 3 year which are helpful to grow seedlings in nursery. seeds in wild are eaten by monkeys and they are big threat to natural regeneration of plant .......... 
air layering is method of vegetative propagation. by selecting pencil size branch bark of about 1 inch is removed and sphagnum moss is  tied around it ; after 45 to 60 days it produces roots. then cut branch and plant in poly bag. this help to reduce juvenile phase i.e. flowers come early within 2 to 3 years. and produce true to type seedlings as mother plant. mostly done in citrus, guava, aegle, Thank you. please search on net for figures and details


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Saraca indica?: is it the famous Asoka tree?

 
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Saraca asoca from Hooghly (WB): 

Attaching images of Saraca asoca Roxb. that i recorded this afternoon. This medicinally important tree finds a place in Hindu mythology. Women in West Bengal observe “Ashoka Sasthi” when they eat its flowerbuds (http://www.scribd.com/doc/​67997680/13/ASHOKA-TREE).

Species : Saraca asoca Roxb.

Bengali name : ASHOK

Type : Garden Tree, also on roadside

Date : 15-March-2012, 3.40 p.m.

ID help : 1) “Plant Groups” by H. Mukherji 2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/​Saraca_asoca


Found and important document/post related to this species - efi thread
Very nicely illustrated pictures of the flower parts
You must be aware that this flower doesn't have petals and the sepals are pink in colour instead which look like petals.
 
 
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SYMBIOSIS :157:  A few days back Ashok was in full bloom at this place. Captured a female of Common Mormon on this flower. Attaching that image as seriel 157 of the series.


 
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fruit (seedpod) : Saraca asoca: Attachinng fruit images of Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Wilde.
Species :Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Wilde.
Habit & Habitat : tree, planted in ASHRAM compound
Date : 14-05-12, 10.26 a.m.
Place : Garalgacha (Hooghly)
 
 
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efloraindia: Caesalpiniaceae week:  Sharing the images of Sita Ashok from Coimbatore.
 
 
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Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae (Caesalpiniaceae) - Saraca Asoca:  The Ashoka tree in bloom in my garden, Bangalore.
 
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Sharing the images of Saraca asoca from NBNP Garden, Anaikatti, Coimbatore.
 
 
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Saraca asoka; Saraca indica
Observed in Karve nagar area Pune.
True Asoka tree. सीतेचा अशोक

 
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Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae (Caesalpiniaceae) Week:: Saraca asoca from Nahan:  This is a majestic tree known for its ornamental value. Pics were taken from "Bada Talaab" in the Nahan Town, H.P. in April 2011.
 
 
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Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae (Caesalpiniaceae) Week: Saraca asoka from Delhi: Saraca asoca (Roxb.) W. J. de Wilde, Blumea 15:393. 1968
syn: Jonesia asoca Roxb.; Saraca indica auct. (non L.); Beddome Fl. Syl.; Baker, FBI

Common names: Asoka tree, ashoka tree, asok
Tree up to 9 m tall; leaflets 4-6 pairs, sessile, up to 25 cm long, up to 9 cm broad, acute at apex, glabrous; flowers fragrant in compact corymbose panicles; calyx yellowish to red with up to 10-16 mm long tube, lobes elliptic to obovate, 7-10 mm mong; petals lacking; stamens usually 6-8, with long exserted reddish up to 25 mm long filaments; pod elliptic to oblong, up to 25 cm long, up to 6 cm broad, 1.5-2 cm thick, 4-8 seeded.
Commonly planted in Gardens in Delhi, photographed from Herbal Garden, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi
Sacred tree, Budha is believed to have been born under asoka tree; bark and flowers are of medicinal importance.
 
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¿ sah-RAH-ka ? -- derivation obscure
IN-dih-kuh or in-DEE-kuh of or from India
Jan 20, 2008 ... at Veermata Jeejabai Bhosale Udyan, Mumbai
commonly known as: Sita Ashok, sorrowless tree • Bengali: অশোক asoka • Gujarati: અશોક ashoka, ...• Hindi: अशोक ashok • Kannada: ಅಶೋಕ ashoka • Konkani: अशोक ashok • Malayalam: അശോകം asokam, ഹെമപുഷ്പം hemapushpam • Marathi: अशोक ashok, jasundi • Oriya: osoko • Sanskrit: अशोक ashoka • Tamil: அசோகம் acokam • Telugu: అశోకము asokamu
Native to: India, Myanmar and Malaya
more views: Jan 20, 2008 ... at Veermata Jeejabai Bhosale Udyan, Mumbai 
Dec 8, 2007 ... at Sagar Upvan, Colaba, Mumbai 
Mar 11, 2007 ... at Chota Kashmir, Aarey Milk Colony, Mumbai 
May 9, 2010 ... at Veermata Jeejabai Bhosale Udyan, Mumbai
One interesting fact for those who are not aware.
THE TREE HAS NO PETALS. WHAT WE SEE HERE ARE BEAUTIFULLY COLOURED SEPALS.
Thanking ... for bringing up Saraca asoca and Saraca indica at https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!topic/indiantreepix/KgjiUoJP2Zw
Earlier ... too had queried to know which among these is our native ... at https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!topic/indiantreepix/eIGV_ch2MSA
FOI too has Saraca asoca ... http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Sita%20Ashok.html
Thus realizing my mistake in this post.
Please read the ID of the plants posted as:
Saraca asoca (Roxb.) W. J. de Wilde, Blumea 15:393. 1968
Synonyms: Jonesia asoca Roxb.; Saraca indica auct. (non L.); Baker in Fl. Brit. Ind. 2: 271, 1878
Will correct my notes at my flickr photostream at the earliest.

Saraca asoca till we find differences between Saraca indica L. and Saraca Asoka


 
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Saraca asoca ( Syn. S. indica):  
Local nameSeeta Ashok
Botanical nameSaraca asoca ( Syn. S. indica)
Photo taken atSmiriti Van, Jaipur, Rajastan, India

 
 
Indonesian Flower_5: A small tree in IPB gardens, it looks like Saraca, 4 m tall, ca 10 cm diameter, but the label says "Maniltoa grandiflora". What is it?  
Saraca asoca from Fabaceae
Maniltoa grandiflora or or commonly known as  Dove Tree, Ghost Tree, Handkerchief Tree looks completely different and has no morphological similarity with this tree. Kindly see from the link below
http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/Maniltoa_grandiflora.htm

This Saraca asoca only.  There is some mistake in the label.
yes, this is Saraca asoca.
Then it should be Saraca indica L. as per your following observations in the thread
https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/78...
"Saraca indica L. and Saraca asoca (Roxb.) W. J. de Wilde. are two quite distinct species
Saraca indica L. is distributed in Indo-China: Laos; Thailand; Vietnam Malesia: Indonesia - Java, Sumatra; Malaysia [Malaya]
Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd. is distributed in Indian Subcontinent: Bangladesh; India; Sri Lanka Indo-China: Myanmar [w.]
The problem arose when Baker in Flora of British India followed Beddome Fl. Sylv. t.57 in considering Jonesia asoka Roxb. (on which name Saraca asoka (Roxb.) Wilde) as synonym of Sarca indica L. and followed by Several Indian authors. As the two species are distinct, the synonymy for Indian plant would be
Saraca asoca (Roxb.) W. J. de Wilde, Blumea 15:393. 1968
syn: Jonesia asoca Roxb.; Saraca indica auct. (non L.); Baker in Fl. Brit. Ind. 2: 271, 1878"
Pl. confirm.
For final confirmation, some one will have to dig out the real differences between the two species. Perhaps some colleagues can find this out. Blumea, vol. 15, 1968 should have some clue.
May be ... or any other colleague having access to library or online resources can  help.
Yes this is Saraca asoca of Leguminosae family.

Saraca indica L. & Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd.: Both are accepted names as per The Plant List (and therefore different plants) as per links:
http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/ild-1691?ref=tpl1
http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/ild-39965?ref=tpl1
Which is our plant in India- Saraca indica L. or Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd. or are there some other aspects to it ?
Pl. clarify ?  

efloraindia: 011011 BRS 48:  Pl. find the attached file contain flower of Ashoka Tree (Saraca asoca) from NBNP Garden, Anaikatti. Coimbatore Dist., Tamil Nadu.
Thank you for sharing, so this is Sita Ashoka Do you have a pic of the full tree to share?
I have attached few photos of Ashoka tree. Photo 1 and 3 from NBNP Garden. and Photo 2 from Thrissur Zoo, Kerala.
Thank you for sharing Really Majestic tree must be looking beautiful with those flowers and fruits. I think people sitting under its shade are probably unaware of what they are enjoying .
Nice picture of Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd. of Leguminosae family.
I have attached another set of photos of S. asoca flower from NBNP Garden (22.12.2011) 
 
 
 
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Id please:P1250336, P1250340 :  2 images. 2 posts by 2 authors.
Need help to Id following plant.
Date : 17 March 2013                                                          
Location : IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Height : 4-5 feet, newly grown.
Flowers and flowers: not seen
Saraca asoca
 
 
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Attaching an image of a Common Rose butterfly on the flowers of Saraca asoca.
 
 
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Attaching an image of a Red-base Jezebel butterfly on the flowers of Saraca asoca.
 
 
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Requesting ID of this tree - Mumbai :29072013 : ARK-01 : July 2013 :  Attachments (2). 6 posts by 4 authors.
Requesting to please ID this tree captured in a cultivated garden in Mumbai in July 2013.
Is this Saraca asoca?
Saraca indica SITA ASHOK
Thank you ... for ID...
However, one doubt, how can one distinguish between Saraca indica and Saraca asoca? Both are different species as per the Plant List.
More discussions about it at efi page: Saraca asoca
Is there a key available for distinguising between Saraca asoca and Saraca indica? I could not find one of the efi pages.
Just a layman's opinion. Occssionally I have come across many a reference where it is referred to as Saraca indica asoca. To my knowledge; generally the same thing is referred to as Saraca asoca & indica- Sita ashok, Hempushp & sorrowless tree. The rarely seen yellow ashok is Saraca thaipingensis.
We can wait for the expert's opinion.


Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Wilde (Fabaceae)
Synonym: Saraca indica L. 
It is the State tree of Uttar Pradesh.
The ashoka is prized for its beautiful foliage and fragrant flowers. It is a handsome, small, erect evergreen tree, with deep green leaves growing in dense clusters.
Place: Hedua Park (near Scottish Church College), Kolkata, West Bengal
Date: September, 2010

Yes a beautiful treat to watch when in full bloom; comparable to the floral trusses of Rhododendrons. But it does not set fruits, flowers are sterile in ornamental individuals. In wild state it is probably extremely rare or not known (cultivation dependent survival?).
 
 
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Saraca asoca from Pantnagar: May 2014 DSR_1 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5).
Saraca asoca is at the end of blooming period here in Pantnagar, Uttarakhand. This year I noticed few plants with good amount of pods on them. Green pods are filled with seeds while brownish pods are without seeds. 
Thanks ... for this nice post.. the tree is blooms looks elegant...
 
 
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via Species‎ > ‎S‎ > Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd. ... family: Fabaceae 
Flowers of India Discussions at efloraofindia more views in flickr more views on Google Earth
sar-AK-a -- from the Indian (Sanskrit) vernacular word for this plant ... Dave's Botanary
¿ ah-SOW-kah ? -- derived from Sanskrit asoka (without grief or sorrow)
commonly known as: ashoka tree, handkerchief tree, sorrowless treeAssamese: অশোক ashokaBengali: অশোক ashokaGujarati:અશોક ashokHindi: अशोक ashokKannada: ಅಶೋಕ ashokaKonkani: असोक asokMalayalam: അശോകം ashokamMarathi: अशोक ashokMizo: mual-hawihNepali: अशोक ashokOriya: ଅଙ୍ଗନାପ୍ରିଯ anganapriya, ଅଶୋକ asoka, ଦୋହଳୀ dohali,କଙ୍କେଳ kankelaPali: अशोक ashokaSanskrit: अशोक ashokaTamil: அசோகம் ashokam, அசோகு ashokuTelugu: అశోకము asokamu, వంజులము vanjulamuTibetan: a so ka, my nan med
... more names in Sanskrit: अपशोक apashoka, चक्रगुच्छ chakraguccha, चित्र chitra, चित्रशोक chitrashoka, हेमपुष्प hemapuspa, कमन kamana, कामुक kamuka, कङ्केलि kangkeli, कान्ताचरणदोहद kantacharanadohada, कान्ताङ्घ्रिदोहद kantagghridohada, कर्णपूर karnapura, केलिक kelika, किङ्किरात kingkirata, मौलि mauli, नट nata, पिण्डपुष्य pindapushya, पिण्डीपुष्प pindipushpa, रागितरु ragitaru, रक्तपल्लव raktapallava, षट्पदानन्दवर्धन shatpadanandavardhana, सुभग subhaga, ताम्रपल्लव tamrapallava, विशोक vishoka, वीतशोक vitashoka
... more names derived from Sanskrit, in Tamil: சசுபம் cacupam, சரிபம் caripam, மலைக்கருனை malai-k-karunai,பல்லவத்திரு pallavattiru, பிண்டி pinti, தாமிரபல்லவம் tamira-pallavam, தோகலி tokali, வஞ்சுளம் vanculam, வீதசோகம் vitacokam, யுகபத்திரிகை yukapattirikai
The flower of Ashoka tree is the State Flower of Orissa (asoka, Oriya: ଅଶୋକ).
The Ashoka tree is the State Tree of Uttar Pradesh (ashoka, Hindi: अशोक).

botanical names: Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd. ... synonyms: Jonesia asoca Roxb. • Jonesia confusa Hassk. • Jonesia pinnata Willd. •Saraca confusa (Hassk.) Backer • Saraca indica "sensu Bedd., non L." ... The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1.
આસોપાલવ or આસોપાલો (or simply આસો) is an all-too-familiar tree name in Gujarati and the very mention of this word would instantly conjure up a vision of Polyalthia longifolia in the mind of a native speaker. In actual parlance, it is a misnomer in the case of Saraca asoca.
Thank you very very much ... for this feedback; great help.
Will correct my notes soon.
... is right
અસોપાલવ asopalava is the tree whose leaves are sacred and tried as atoran on th doors during any and all auspicious occassions
even a child if and when sent out to get અસોપાલવ asopalava leaves from the neighborhood trees or the bazaar always would come back with the correct asopalov leaves that of Polyalthia longifolia
a misnomer a mistake
if you found it in a book or the net
please give me the references..
its time such mistakes are corrected from ethnobotanical or such literature...
Thanks ... for your feedback.
Actually all the names listed in my above post are links to pages in my personal project site. Each such name page gives the reference where the name is mentioned.
The name asopalava is mentioned in Hindi Wikipedia.
... अशोक को बंगला में अस्पाल, मराठी में अशोक, गुजराती में आसोपालव तथा ...
... it is also mentioned in Gujarati Lexicon - online dictionary.
It might be mentioned in several supposedly-reliable sources that are obviously oblivious to the ground reality. આસોપાલવ is a composite word meaning 'leaves like that of Ashok'. That would render it appropriate for the False Ashok [Polyalthia longifolia] and redundant for the true one [Saraca asoca]. 
We do have a precedent to this discussion. In May 1929, Blatter & Millard published the first part of their series titled "Conspicuous Flowering Trees of India" [JBNHS, vol. 33, issue 3]. From the second part onward, the series would continue under the revised title "Some Beautiful Indian Trees".  
The eleventh part commenced with Saraca indica, and the authors assigned "Ashopalava" as the popular Gujarati name of this tree. Have attached a scan of this page (fr. JBNHS, vol. 36, issue 2, p. 353, April 1933).  
Well, this error did not go unnoticed and it was fully dilated upon by the insightful naturalist Harinarayan G. Acharya (1897-1984) in the journal's last issue of the year. Have also attached a scan of his article "The Ashoka Tree" (fr. JBNHS, vol. 36, issue 4, pp. 1021-1022, Dec. 1933). 
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I am absolutely convinced and going with your thoughts that you elaborated in the first instance itself. I have already corrected my notes by disassociating the misnomer.
I posted the links only on request from Usha di, and not for justifying the use of name.
Thank you very much for the elaboration related to birth of the misnomer; and the subsequent efforts of trashing it.
Thanks ... well wikipedia in Hindi is wrong
whoever wrote that blurb gives no references... 
secondly
Ashok tree or Saraca indica is an important source of ayurvedic medicines, so looking at authentixc ayurvedic texts:
I consulted books by Hindi matribhasa wale professors from hindi speaking states in india there is mention of RAKTAPALLAV... in some
but NO ASOPLAV for Saraca Indica...Ashoka tree
Gujarati lexicon did not get to see it
they want me to sign up and enable their cookies so that they can give me a "better" experience " of gujarati...
phew!!
if that 's not a code word for doing mischief I donot know what is so that site is out..
also that way their mistakes can not be corrected.. openly... to me its stupid waste of time

Thanks ... for your efforts.


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ANMAR44/66 Saraca asoca : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (10)
This is the first time I have come across this commonly planted ornamental deep inside a forest. This was found in a semi-evergreen part of the sanctuary.
Family: Caesalpiniaceae
Date: 21st March 2015
Place: Aralam WLS, Kerala
Habit: Tree


 
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Attaching translated version of song by Tagore where ASHOK has been mentioned.
 
 
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Attaching translated version of a song by Tagore where ASHOK has been mentioned. Scientifically the tree is Saraca asoca (syn Saraca indica).


 
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Attaching translated version of a song by Tagore, in which ASHOK has been mentioned.


 
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Attaching translated version of another song by Tagore, in which ASHOK has been mentioned.


 
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Attaching translaed version of another song by Tagore, whre ASHOK has been mentioned.


 
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Attaching translated version of a song by Tagore in which ASHOK, JHAU, KINSHUK and RAJANIGANDHA have been mentioned. This song has alredy been uploaded with RAJANIGANDHA-2.


 
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Saraca asoca (Roxb.)Willd. (accepted name) : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) 
Location: Lal bagh, Bangalore, India 
Altitude: 3000 ft.
Date: 6 September 2015 
Nepali Names : अशोक Ashok / अशौ  Ashau 


 
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Attaching a collage of Saraca asoca (ASHOK). 


 
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Saraca Indica's variety : 11 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1)
Came across statement as in wikipedia as Saraca India has few variety.
Please find attached screen shot.
1. Please elaborate how many variety are there
2. Where they exists.
3. Do efloraofindia has records of all these variety.

I hope it is not getting confused with Polyalthia longifolia, another Ashok. 

May be. Same kind of information i got in from ayurvedic related person about Tinospora Cordifolia. He said there are four variety of Tinospora Cordifolia.
He said there are four names in Sanskrit for these four variety. Will start a new thread for it after some days to discuss the matter after collecting all the data to share here.

Yes someone somewhere called Polyalthia longifolia Asoka tree and the copy paste army on the internet just took off and now when you search for asoka plants both Saraca and polyalthia show up and the guy who wrote the wikipedia seems unaware of the problem.
too bad!!!! he never did the research or ask a botanist.
Our website will not have mixed up these things.
Saraca asoca does not have vertical varieties.
we have had a long conversation here is the thread 
thread started by ...

its time we delete the Guajarati words Asopalav as a name for asoka tree from this page on our website
the gujarati asopalav appears atleast twice on our page.
... had said he put it in because that appears in the hindi wiki. we are not reponsible for mistakes in hindi wiki but we are for our own page.
the page did not allow me to even sign in and do the editing myself. something to do with my computer?
Thanks, ... I will do the needful pl. 
Thanks ... ... is correct about the fact; even ... had given clarity about the mix-up of the names.
You may please do the needful in eFI.


 
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Fwd: symbiosis : 1140 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)
Attaching a collage of Red spot jezebel visiting flowers of Saraca asoca (ASHOK)

 
 
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Attaching a collage of Honey bee visiting flowers of Saraca asoca (ASHOK)


 
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Attaching a collage of Red Base Jezebel visiting flowers of Saraca asoca (ASHOK)

 
 
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Fwd: SYMBIOSIS : 1143 : 1 post by 1 author.
Attaching a collage of male Purple Sun bird visiting flowers of Saraca asoca (ASHOK).

 
 
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Fwd: SYMBIOSIS : 1144 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)
Attaching a collage of Crimson Sun bird (female), visiting flowers of Saraca asoca (ASHOK).


 
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Fwd: SYMBIOSIS : 1145 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1)
Attaching a collage of Common Hedge Blue on the flowers of Saraca asoca (ASHOK).


 
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SYMBIOSIS : 1271 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)
Attaching a collage of male Purple Sun Bird visiting flowers of Saraca asoka (ASHOK).

he must be a slim light bird. sitting atop as he is. love it


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in last of January'07, in Feb'07 & in the middle of March'07 in Kolkata; profusely today (26/2/08) in Kolkata; in Mumbai (22/2/08); Banglore- 28/2/08; at Ashok Van in Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai;  at Bangalore, Kempu Thota (Lal Bagh)- Apr 2008;  Prantik, WB, 17.03.09; in Chennai- June'10;  Malappuram dt, Kerala state on 23/5/2010;Trees of Delhi states its flowering in the last week of March, peaking early in April. Beautiful Trees & Shrubs of Calcutta by Sh. R.K. Chakraverty & S.K.Jain states that it flowers from early spring (Feb.- March) to late spring (Feb.-March). Saraca asoca (Sita-Ashok or Sorrowless tree) - indiantreepix | Google Groupssome useful links and Ashoka :-) - indiantreepix | Google Groups

 

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