Saraca asoca

IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU)
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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);
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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: sita ashok, sorrowless tree • Ahom: ashok • Assamese: অশোক গছ ashoka gacha • Bengali: অশোক ashoka • Garo: bok-bang, khen-thiri • Gujarati: સીતાઅશોક sita-ashok • Haryanvi: सीता अशोक sita ashok • Hindi: सीता अशोक sita ashok • Kachari: asu-bhuphang, biardala, thaibor-phang • Kannada: ಆಚಂಗೆ aachange, ಅಶೋಕ ashoka, ಎಲಿಯಾಲ eliyaala, ಕೆಂಕಲಿ kenkali • Karbi: mir-krem-arong • Khasi: dieng-ja-mar-aih, dieng-soh-kyrkha, dieng-soh-rym-sein • Konkani: असोक asok • Kuki: maikam-par • Malayalam: അശോകം ashokam, ഹേമപുഷ്പം hemapushpam • Manipuri: ꯑꯁꯣꯛ ashoka • Marathi: अशोक ashok, जासुंदी jasundi, जसवंत jaswant, लाल अशोक laal ashok, सीतेचा अशोक sitecha ashok • Mizo: bai-kang, husangidba, maikam-par, mual-hawih • Nepali: अशोक ashok • Odia: ଅଙ୍ଗନାପ୍ରିଯ anganapriya, ଅଶୋକ asoka, ଦୋହଳୀ dohali, କଙ୍କେଳ kankela • Pali: असोक asoka • Punjabi: ਅਸ਼ੋਕ ashoka • Rajasthani: सीता अशोक sita ashok • Sanskrit: अपशोक apashoka, अशोक ashoka, 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 • Tamil: அசோகம் ashokam • Telugu: అశోకము asokamu, కంగేలి kangeli, వంజులము vanjulamu • Tibetan: མྱ་ངན་མེད་པ mya ngan med pa, མྱ་ངན་འཚང mya ngan ‘tshang • Tippera: bai-kang • Tulu: ಅಶೋಕ ಮರ ashoka mara • Urdu: اشوك ashok
Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/08/saraca-asoca-roxb-wjde-wilde.html
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Native to: India, Myanmar and Malaya
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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;
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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

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

Saraca indica?:
is it the famous Asoka tree?

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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Saraca Asoca Flowering _from Howrah garden, West Bengal:

fruit (seedpod) : Saraca asoca:
Attaching fruit images of Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Wilde.

efloraindia: Caesalpiniaceae week:
Sharing the images of Sita Ashok from Coimbatore.

Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae (Caesalpiniaceae) – Saraca Asoca:
The Ashoka tree in bloom in my garden, Bangalore.

Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae (Caesalpiniaceae) – Bangalore – Saraca indica – Sita Ashoka Tree:

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.

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

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

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/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/indiantreepix/thread/78…

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.

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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 ?

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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)

Saraca asoca

Thanks … for this nice post.. the tree is blooms looks elegant…

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 tree • Assamese: অশোক ashoka • Bengali: অশোক ashoka • Gujarati:અશોક ashok • Hindi: अशोक ashok • Kannada: ಅಶೋಕ ashoka • Konkani: असोक asok • Malayalam: അശോകം ashokam • Marathi: अशोक ashok • Mizo: mual-hawih • Nepali: अशोक ashok • Oriya: ଅଙ୍ଗନାପ୍ରିଯ anganapriya, ଅଶୋକ asoka, ଦୋହଳୀ dohali,କଙ୍କେଳ kankela • Pali: अशोक ashoka • Sanskrit: अशोक ashoka • Tamil: அசோகம் ashokam, அசோகு ashoku • Telugu: అశోకము asokamu, వంజులము vanjulamu • Tibetan: 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

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

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…

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… it is also mentioned in Gujarati Lexicon – online dictionary.

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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.

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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

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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

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Thanks … for your efforts.

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The State Flower of Odisha (asoka, Odia: ଅଶୋକ)
The State Tree of Uttar Pradesh (ashoka, Hindi: अशोक)

sar-AK-a — from the Indian (Sanskrit) vernacular word for this plant … Dave’s Botanary

¿ ah-SO-kah ? — derived from Sanskrit asoka (without grief or sorrow)

commonly known as: sita ashok, sorrowless tree • Ahom: ashok • Assamese: অশোক গছ ashoka gacha • Bengali: অশোক ashoka • Garo: bok-bang, khen-thiri • Gujarati: સીતાઅશોક sita-ashok • Haryanvi: सीता अशोक sita ashok • Hindi: सीता अशोक sita ashok • Kachari: asu-bhuphang, biardala, thaibor-phang • Kannada: ಆಚಂಗೆ aachange, ಅಶೋಕ ashoka, ಎಲಿಯಾಲ eliyaala, ಕೆಂಕಲಿ kenkali • Karbi: mir-krem-arong • Khasi: dieng-ja-mar-aih, dieng-soh-kyrkha, dieng-soh-rym-sein • Konkani: असोक asok • Kuki: maikam-par • Malayalam: അശോകം ashokam, ഹേമപുഷ്പം hemapushpam • Manipuri: ꯑꯁꯣꯛ ashoka • Marathi: अशोक ashok, जासुंदी jasundi, जसवंत jaswant, लाल अशोक laal ashok, सीतेचा अशोक sitecha ashok • Mizo: bai-kang, husangidba, maikam-par, mual-hawih • Nepali: अशोक ashok • Odia: ଅଙ୍ଗନାପ୍ରିଯ anganapriya, ଅଶୋକ asoka, ଦୋହଳୀ dohali, କଙ୍କେଳ kankela • Pali: असोक asoka • Punjabi: ਅਸ਼ੋਕ ashoka • Rajasthani: सीता अशोक sita ashok • Sanskrit: अपशोक apashoka, अशोक ashoka, 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 • Tamil: அசோகம் ashokam • Telugu: అశోకము asokamu, కంగేలి kangeli, వంజులము vanjulamu • Tibetan: མྱ་ངན་མེད་པ mya ngan med pa, མྱ་ངན་འཚང mya ngan ‘tshang • Tippera: bai-kang • Tulu: ಅಶೋಕ ಮರ ashoka mara • Urdu: اشوك ashok

botanical names: 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 … efloraofindia

Bibliography / etymology

Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about “where” could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

sita ashok

• ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಔಷಧಿ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರ (ಕಂಪಾ)
• or ashoka tree … Wikipedia – The Free Encyclopedia

sorrowless tree

• Kulkarni, Satish. (2016). Tree Wealth of KTR … literal meaning of the Sanskrit name अशोक ashoka

~~~~~ AHOM ~~~~~

written in: Ahom … mainly used by priests and scholars for religious and educational purposes; spoken in: erstwhile Ahom kingdom (some part in present day Assam) … other names for this language: Tai-Ahom

ashok

• for Saraca indica auct. (non L.) … Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India – developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site … Accessed on 07 August 2024
• the name needs to be rendered in native script

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) … spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya

অশোক ashoka

• ৱিকিপিডিয়া – মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ … Wikipedia – The Free Encyclopedia
• for Saraca indica auct. (non L.) … Flora of Assam Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

written in: Bengali (বাংলা) … spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

অশোক ashoka

• উইকিপিডিয়া – একটি মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ … Wikipedia – The Free Encyclopedia
• for Saraca indica auct. (non L.) … BENGAL PLANTS VOL. I by PRAIN, DAVID

~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~

written in: Roman, Bengali-Assamese, A-Chik Tok’birim … spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam

bok-bang, khen-thiri

• for Saraca indica auct. (non L.) … Flora of Assam Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) … spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

સીતાઅશોક sita-ashok

• for Saraca indica auct. (non L.) … વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
• or અશોક ashok … વિકિપીડિયા – મુક્ત વિશ્વ જ્ઞાનકોશ … Wikipedia – The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ HARYANVI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) … spoken in: Haryana, Delhi

सीता अशोक sita ashok

• Haryana Forest Flora – A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) … spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand

सीता अशोक sita ashok

• State Forest Research Institute Jabalpur – Government of Madhya Pradesh
• or अशोक ashok … for Jonesia asoca Roxb. … A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts … also: असोक asok, असोग asog

~~~~~ KACHARI ~~~~~

written in: Bengali-Assamese, Devanagari, Latin … spoken in: Assam, Nagaland … other names for this language: Plains Kachari (Boro or Bara) and Hill Kachari (Dimasa)

asu-bhuphang, biardala, thaibor-phang

• for Saraca indica auct. (non L.) … Flora of Assam Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka

ಆಚಂಗೆ aachange (or ಅಚಂಗೆ achange / ಅಚೆಂಗ achenga)

• ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಔಷಧಿ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರ (ಕಂಪಾ)
• for Jonesia asoca Roxb. … Alar – an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

ಅಶೋಕ ashoka

• ವಿಕಿಕೋಟ್ – ಒಂದು ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರ ವಿಶ್ವಕೋಶ … Wikipedia – The Free Encyclopedia

ಎಲಿಯಾಲ eliyaala

• for Saraca indica auct. (non L.) … Alar – an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

ಕೆಂಕಲಿ kenkali

• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
• for Jonesia asoca Roxb. … Alar – an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

~~~~~ KARBI ~~~~~

written in: Roman … spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland … other names for this language: Mikir or Arleng

mir-krem-arong

• for Saraca indica auct. (non L.) … Flora of Assam Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das

~~~~~ KHASI ~~~~~

written in: Latin (Khasi alphabet), Bengali-Assamese … spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam

dieng-ja-mar-aih, dieng-soh-kyrkha, dieng-soh-rym-sein

• for Saraca indica auct. (non L.) … Flora of Assam Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) … spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

असोक asok

• for Saraca indica auct. (non L.) … Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak

~~~~~ KUKI ~~~~~

written in: Roman … spoken in: Manipur, Assam, Nagaland … other names for this language:Thado, Thado-Pao, Thado-Ubiphei, Thaadou Kuki

maikam-par

• for Saraca indica auct. (non L.) … Flora of Assam Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep

അശോകം ashokam

• വിക്കിപീഡിയ – സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം … Wikipedia – The Free Encyclopedia

ഹേമപുഷ്പം hemapushpam

• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~

written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese … spoken in: Manipur … other names for this language: Meetei

ꯑꯁꯣꯛ ashoka

• The Economic Plants of Manipur and their Uses, S. Sukumar Singh (Manipur, 2006)

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) … spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

अशोक ashok

• for Jonesia asoca Roxb. … A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas) … name variants: अशोग ashoga, असोग asog, असोक asok, ओसग osag, ओसगी osagi

जासुंदी jasundi

• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

जसवंत jaswant, लाल अशोक laal ashok, सीतेचा अशोक sitecha ashok

• for Saraca indica auct. (non L.) … मराठी विश्वकोश – महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी विश्वकोश निर्मिती मंडळ

~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~

written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese … spoken in: Mizoram … other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian

bai-kang

• Kar, An & Bora, Devanjal & Borthakur, Sashin & Goswami, N & Saharia, Daizi. (2013). WILD EDIBLE PLANT RESOURCES USED BY THE MIZOS OF MIZORAM, INDIA. KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY. 9. 106-126.

husangidba

• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

maikam-par

• for Saraca indica auct. (non L.) … Flora of Assam Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das

mual-hawih

• for Saraca indica auct. (non L.) … Dictionary of the Lushai language by James Herbert Lorrain

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) … spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim

अशोक ashok

• Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name … efloraofindia … also अशौ ashau
• Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) … spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

ଅଙ୍ଗନାପ୍ରିଯ anganapriya, ଅଶୋକ asoka, ଦୋହଳୀ dohali, କଙ୍କେଳ kankela

• for Jonesia asoca Roxb. … Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

~~~~~ PALI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (पालि) … used by priests and scholars, the sacred language of Theravada Buddhism

असोक asoka

• for Jonesia asoca Roxb. … The Pali Text Society’s Pali-English dictionary. Chipstead, 1921-1925.

~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~

written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) … spoken in: Punjab

ਅਸ਼ੋਕ ashoka

• ਵਿਕੀਪੀਡੀਆ – ਇੱਕ ਆਜ਼ਾਦ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਕੋਸ਼ … Wikipedia – The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) … spoken in: Rajasthan

सीता अशोक sita ashok

• for Saraca indica auct. (non L.) … KANTHER, R. P. (2020). DOMINANT FLORA OF PALI-DISTRICT, RAJASTHAN, INDIA. The Journal of the Indian Botanical Society, 100(1-2), 1–15.

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) … used all over India by priests and scholars

अपशोक apashoka, अशोक ashoka, 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

• for Jonesia asoca Roxb. … Learn Sanskrit – पठत संस्कृतम् – शब्दकोशः
• FRLHT & NMPB – Indian Medicinal Plants Database

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

அசோகம் ashokam

• for Saraca indica auct. (non L.) … Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras … or அசோகு ashoku

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) … spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry

అశోకము asokamu, వంజులము vanjulamu

• Flora Andhrika – Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
• for Jonesia asoca Roxb. … A Telugu-English dictionary by Charles Philip Brown

కంగేలి kangeli

• or కంగేళి kangeli … for Jonesia asoca Roxb. … A Telugu-English dictionary by Charles Philip Brown

~~~~~ TIBETAN ~~~~~

written in: Tibetan … spoken in: Tibet, Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bhutan

མྱ་ངན་མེད་པ mya ngan med pa, མྱ་ངན་འཚང mya ngan ‘tshang

• for Jonesia asoca Roxb. … Rangjung Yeshe Wiki – Dharma Dictionary

~~~~~ TIPPERA ~~~~~

written in: Roman, Bengali … spoken in: Tripura … other names for this language: Tripuri, Kokbarak, Kokborok, Trippera

bai-kang

• for Saraca indica auct. (non L.) … Flora of Assam Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) … spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala

ಅಶೋಕ ಮರ ashoka mara

• ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯ – ಒಂಜಿ ಸೊತಂತ್ರ ವಿಶ್ವಕೋಶ … Wikipedia – The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~

written in: Urdu (اردو) … spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka

اشوك ashok

• for Jonesia asoca Roxb. … A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal; introduced in: Andaman & Nicobar islands

• Hassler, Michael (1994 – 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.7; last update July 18th, 2024. Last accessed 05/08/2024.

~~~~~ Created on: 21:11 05-08-2024 ¦ Last updated: 20:55 07-08-2024 ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at
https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/08/saraca-asoca-roxb-wjde-wilde.html

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સીતા અશોક Sita Ashok is right name in Gujarati language.

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both Malayalam and English names are correct

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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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Came across statement as in wikipedia as Saraca India has few variety.

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.

Attaching a collage of Red spot jezebel visiting flowers of Saraca asoca (ASHOK)

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

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

As per observation it could be Saraca asoca please go through attached link for confirmation
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/28/saraca/

Yes to me !

I too agree with …

Yes it is.

Yes, as per images at
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/28/saraca-asoca/

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Requesting for an image of Saraca asoca:

Before sending you the mail I had personally requested Valke ji. He was bit late than usual but he has already provided me a number of images.

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Saraca asoca (Roxb.) W.J.de Wilde :: Thane, Maharashtra :: Mar 15, 2008 · JUN23 DV530: 1 image.

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Saraca asoca (Roxb.) W.J.de Wilde: 5 very high res. images.

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