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*.
Best wishes, Viplav El 16 de diciembre de 2014, 21:22, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> escribió: > > via Species > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > S > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/s> > > *Saraca asoca* (Roxb.) Willd. ... *family*: Fabaceae > [image: Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd.] > <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F420111730&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdtifhCYDtRhOTizIhmTi5j8xjLGQ> > > > [image: Flowers of India] > <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FSita%2520Ashok.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcSItFymoS3SrT3NFu_cJRBFBqJvw> > [image: Discussions at efloraofindia] > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!searchin/indiantreepix/Saraca%20asoca> > [image: more views in flickr] > <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fq%3DSaracaasoca%26m%3Dtags%26z%3Dm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeAkCQYkxJHMtBWisa_zFZ4y4QOaA> > [image: more views on Google Earth] > <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.flickr.com%2Fservices%2Ffeeds%2Fgeo%2Findia%2F%26tags%3DSaracaasoca%26format%3Dkml_nl&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzd-cITItl_OoBhikxueK-81JlSepg> > > > *sar-AK-a* -- from the Indian (Sanskrit) vernacular word for this plant > ... Dave's Botanary > <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DSaraca&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfc8JqSix-NbqB-iRVL4kN56eYTrQ> > ¿ *ah-SOW-kah* ? -- derived from Sanskrit *asoka* (without grief or > sorrow) > > > *commonly known as*: ashoka tree > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/ashoka-tree> > , handkerchief tree > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/handkerchief-tree> > , sorrowless tree > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/sorrowless-tree> > • *Assamese*: অশোক ashoka > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/assamese/asoka-ashoka> > • *Bengali*: অশোক ashoka > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/bengali/asoka-ashoka> > • *Gujarati*:અશોક ashok > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/asoka-ashok> > , અસોપાલવ asopalava > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/asopalava-asoplava> > • *Hindi*: अशोक ashok > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/asoka-ashok> > • *Kannada*: ಅಶೋಕ ashoka > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/asoka-ashoka> > • *Konkani*: असोक asok > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/asoka-asok> > • *Malayalam*: അശോകം ashokam > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/aseakam-ashokam> > • *Marathi*: अशोक ashok > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/asoka-ashok> > • *Mizo*: mual-hawih > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/mizo/mual-hawih> > • *Nepali*: अशोक ashok > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/nepali/asoka-ashok> > • *Oriya*: ଅଙ୍ଗନାପ୍ରିଯ anganapriya > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/anganapriya-anganapriya> > , ଅଶୋକ asoka > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/asoka-asoka> > , ଦୋହଳୀ dohali > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/dohali-dohali> > ,କଙ୍କେଳ kankela > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/kankela-kankela> > • *Pali*: अशोक ashoka > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/pali/asoka-ashoka> > • *Sanskrit*: अशोक ashoka > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/asoka-ashoka> > • *Tamil*: அசோகம் ashokam > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/acokam-ashokam> > , அசோகு ashoku > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/acoku-ashoku> > • *Telugu*: అశోకము asokamu > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/asokamu-asokamu> > , వంజులము vanjulamu > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/vanjulamu-vanjulamu> > • *Tibetan*: a so ka > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tibetan/a-so-ka> > , my nan med > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tibetan/my-nan-med> > > > ... *more names in Sanskrit*: अपशोक apashoka > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/apasoka-apashoka> > , चक्रगुच्छ chakraguccha > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/cakraguccha-chakraguccha> > , चित्र chitra > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/citra-chitra> > , चित्रशोक chitrashoka > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/citrasoka-chitrashoka> > , हेमपुष्प hemapuspa > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/hemapuspa-hemapuspa> > , कमन kamana > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/kamana-kamana> > , कामुक kamuka > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/kamuka-kamuka> > , कङ्केलि kangkeli > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/kankeli-kangkeli> > , कान्ताचरणदोहद kantacharanadohada > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/kantacaranadohada-kantacharanadohada> > , कान्ताङ्घ्रिदोहद kantagghridohada > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/kantanghridohada-kantagghridohada> > , कर्णपूर karnapura > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/karnapura-karnapura> > , केलिक kelika > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/kelika-kelika> > , किङ्किरात kingkirata > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/kinkirata-kingkirata> > , मौलि mauli > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/mauli-mauli> > , नट nata > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/nata-nata> > , पिण्डपुष्य pindapushya > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/pindapusya-pindapushya> > , पिण्डीपुष्प pindipushpa > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/pindipuspa-pindipushpa> > , रागितरु ragitaru > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/ragitaru-ragitaru> > , रक्तपल्लव raktapallava > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/raktapallava-raktapallava> > , षट्पदानन्दवर्धन shatpadanandavardhana > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/satpadanandavardhana-shatpadanandavardhana> > , सुभग subhaga > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/subhaga-subhaga> > , ताम्रपल्लव tamrapallava > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/tamrapallava-tamrapallava> > , विशोक vishoka > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/visoka-vishoka> > , वीतशोक vitashoka > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/vitasoka-vitashoka> > > > ... *more names derived from Sanskrit, in Tamil*: சசுபம் cacupam > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/cacupam-cacupam> > , சரிபம் caripam > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/caripam-caripam> > , மலைக்கருனை malai-k-karunai > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/malaikkarunai-malai-k-karunai> > ,பல்லவத்திரு pallavattiru > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/pallavattiru-pallavattiru> > , பிண்டி pinti > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/pinti-pinti> > , தாமிரபல்லவம் tamira-pallavam > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/tamirapallavam-tamira-pallavam> > , தோகலி tokali > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/tokali-tokali> > , வஞ்சுளம் vanculam > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/vanculam-vanculam> > , வீதசோகம் vitacokam > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/vitacokam-vitacokam> > , யுகபத்திரிகை yukapattirikai > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/yukapattirikai-yukapattirikai> > > > > > The flower of Ashoka tree is the *State Flower > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/home/state-flowers>* > of *Orissa* (asoka, Oriya: ଅଶୋକ). > > The Ashoka tree is the *State Tree > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/home/state-trees>* 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. > <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theplantlist.org%2Ftpl1.1%2Frecord%2Fild-39965&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeyuLCxq3hmDNtEH3fZj1O4Qi0kTw> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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