Thanks a lot Garg ji, you also gave me link to online version of this important Flora.
Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Mob: 9810359089 https://sing96.wixsite.com/mysite-1 On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 3:12 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, Singh ji, > Pl. check *Saraca indica *per Flora Malesiana > <http://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/flora-malesiana/cdm_dataportal/taxon/3406275b-6084-4846-b01b-ae4c370e9cc4> > (*Flowering collections of Saraca indica can be recognized by the rather > higher number of stamens (usually 6-8) and the bracteoles which are > erecto-patent to spreading, not clasping the pedicel, and caducous or > persistent during anthesis*.) with differences as per illustration at Link > <http://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/flora-malesiana/cdm_dataportal/taxon/3406275b-6084-4846-b01b-ae4c370e9cc4/images>. > > > Descriptions are given below: > *Saraca indica * > *Tree to 24 m tall and 34 cm in diam*. *Leaves (l-)2-4(-7)-jugate*, > subsessile to shortly petioled; petiole and rachis (0.5-)7-25(-35) cm long. > *Inflorescences > up to 10(-22) cm wide*, *slightly pubescent or subglabrous*, *main > branches up to c. 14 cm long, 1.5-5 mm diam*.; bracts elliptic or > ovate-oblong, 3-8 by 1.5-4.5 mm, caducous or persistent, puberulous and/or > minutely ciliate on the margin; *bracteoles caducous or persistent during > anthesis, erecto-patent to spreading, *broadly elliptic or ovate, 3-8 by > 1.5-5 mm, glabrous or minutely ciliate on the margin; pedicels (4-) > 12-20(-35) mm, the length between bracteoles and flower 7-10(-14) mm. *Flowers > orange yellow, to deep orange or purple, or red, articulated near the base, > glabrous. **Stamens (5 or) 6-8(-10); filaments 10-35 mm, often puberulous > at the basal parts*; anthers ellipsoid or oblong, c. 1 mm long; > staminodes absent. Seeds ovoid-oblong, sometimes reniform, 4-5 by 2-2.5 > cm, and 0.6-1.2 cm thick. > *Asia-Tropical:, Jawa (Jawa ‒ present); Laos (Laos ‒ present); Malaya > (Peninsular Malaysia ‒ present); Sumatera (Sumatera ‒ present); Thailand > (Thailand ‒ present) S Vietnam: present* > *Thailand, Laos, S Vietnam; Malesia: Sumatra, Malay Peninsula, Java* > Commonly cultivated as an ornamental > > *Saraca asoca* > *Tree up to 10 m tall and 10 cm in diam*., *sometimes shrub or > medium-sized shrub, 4.5 m tall*. *Leaves (l-)4-6-jugate*, subsessile to > shortly petioled; (petiole and) rachis (0.5-)7-15(-30) cm long. > *Inflorescences > 1.5-12(-20) cm wide*, glabrous, *main* *branches up to c. 6 cm long, > 1.5-2 mm diam*.; bracts broadly ovate, ovate or obovate, 1-6 by 1 — 3.5( > — 5) mm, caducous or persistent, puberulous and/or minutely ciliate on the > margin; *bracteoles persistent during anthesis, erect, embracing the > pedicel, never spreading more than 45° from the pedicel, *ovate, > elliptic, or obovate, 2-7 by 1.5-4 mm, sparsely puberulous, subglabrous or > glabrous except minutely ciliate on the margin; pedicels 8-18 mm, the > length between bracteoles and flower (4-)7-10 mm. *Flowers obscurely or > not articulated near the base*, subglabrous or glabrous, *orange yellow, > when older deep orange or orange red*,* fragrant during the night*. *Stamens > (5 — )6 — 8( — 10);* *filaments (10-) 17-25 mm, glabrous*; anthers > ellipsoid or oblong, 1.5-2 mm long; staminodes 0-2. Seeds > oblong-ellipsoid, sometimes slightly reniform, 2-3 by 1.25-2 cm, and 0.6-1 > cm thick. > *Asia-Tropical:, Bangladesh (Bangladesh ‒ present); India ‒ present; Jawa > (Jawa ‒ present); Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia ‒ present); Sri Lanka (Sri > Lanka ‒ present); Sumatera (Sumatera ‒ present) Papua New Guinea: present > west of the Irrawaddy R.: present* > India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Burma (west of the Irrawaddy R.). > Introduced and cultivated in Malesia, specimens seen from Sumatra, Malay > Peninsula, Java, Papua New Guinea. > The species is frequently planted near shrines, occasionally in gardens > and villages as an ornamental. Its bark, leaves and flowers said to have > medicinal properties . > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2011 at 10:51 > Subject: [efloraindia:98652] Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae (Caesalpiniaceae) > Week: Looking for Saraca indica L. > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Dear friends > The fact that Flora of British India described the sacred Ashok tree under > the name Saraca indica L., and Jonesia asoka Roxb. as its synonym, has > often led many to believe that perhaps Saraca asoka and Saraca indica are > the same tree and synonyms, the fact is not exactly so. > > As it appears the Sacred Indian Ashok tree was decribed by Roxburgh under > the name Jonesia asoka, but the name got ignored because earlier Beddome > (1870) in Fl. Sylv. and later Baker in FBI (1878) thought this to be same > as Saraca indica L., described by Linnaeus, and the name Saraca indica L. > continued to be used from this important sacred tree. > > It was De Wilde in 1967 who established that Indian plant is distinct from > Saraca indica L., and made a new combination Saraca asoka (Roxb.) De Wilde, > based on Jonesia asoka Roxb., and that is now the accepted name for our > tree, quite distinct and not synonymous with Saraca indica L. > > Whereas Saraca asoka (Roxb.) De Wilde is native of South India, Bangladesh > and Western Myanmar, it has been introduced in other parts of India and > other countries of SE Asia and Tropical Africa. > > Saraca indica L., on the other hand is native of Laos, Thailand; Vietnam, > Indonesia, Java, Sumatra and Malaysia. but is reported (Flora Ceylone) > to be introduced into India (along with Saraca declinata (Jacq.) Miq. and > Saraca thaipingensis Cantley ex Prain). Perhaps it would be interesting to > > 1. know the difference bewtween Saraca asoka (Roxb.) De Wilde and Saraca > indica L. > 2. Locate, photograph and upload real Saraca indica L. > > Alo if any one is lucky to find other two species, also introduced in > India. > > Who knows it may be among some of our photographs. > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > > Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or > Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than > 2,00,000 images are directly displayed on 30.8.19). > > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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