Thanks Usha di 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 <http://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%95_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7> . ... अशोक को बंगला में अस्पाल, मराठी में अशोक, *गुजराती में आसोपालव* तथा ... Regards. Dinesh On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 8:26 PM, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > > Dinesh > viplav is right > > અસોપાલવ asopalava > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/asopalava-asoplava> > 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 > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/asopalava-asoplava> > 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 > > usha di > > . > > > > On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 7:26 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> 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). 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