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:

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> <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>
>
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