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Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd.

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Other names Ashok [Hindi]; Asoca; Diya-ratambala [Sinhala]; Diya-ratmal [Sinhala]; Jonesia

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories Singapore; Malaysia; Sulawesi; Tanzania; Sri Lanka; Laos; Burma; Papua New Guinea; Nepal; Myanmar; Réunion; India; Thailand; Sumatera; Seychelles; Pakistan; Viet Nam; South Africa; Mauritius; Bangladesh; Andaman Is; Egypt; Bhutan; Uganda; Indonesia; Peninsular Malaysia; Jawa

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae
Genus Saraca
Species asoca
Author citation (Roxb.) Willd.
Scientific name Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Bark

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson

Flowers

, Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson

, Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson