*Saraca asoca* (Roxb.) W.J.de Wilde [image: Saraca asoca (Roxb.) W.J.de Wilde] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/233953370> The State Flower of Odisha (asoka, Odia: ଅଶୋକ) The State Tree of Uttar Pradesh (ashoka, Hindi: अशोक)
*sar-AK-a* -- from the Indian (Sanskrit) vernacular word for this plant ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Saraca> ¿ *ah-SO-kah* ? -- derived from Sanskrit *asoka* (without grief or sorrow) *commonly known as*: sita ashok, sorrowless tree • *Ahom*: ashok • *Assamese*: অশোক গছ ashoka gacha • *Bengali*: অশোক ashoka • *Garo*: bok-bang, khen-thiri • *Gujarati*: સીતાઅશોક sita-ashok • *Haryanvi*: सीता अशोक sita ashok • *Hindi*: सीता अशोक sita ashok • *Kachari*: asu-bhuphang, biardala, thaibor-phang • *Kannada*: ಆಚಂಗೆ aachange, ಅಶೋಕ ashoka, ಎಲಿಯಾಲ eliyaala, ಕೆಂಕಲಿ kenkali • *Karbi*: mir-krem-arong • *Khasi*: dieng-ja-mar-aih, dieng-soh-kyrkha, dieng-soh-rym-sein • *Konkani*: असोक asok • *Kuki*: maikam-par • *Malayalam*: അശോകം ashokam, ഹേമപുഷ്പം hemapushpam • *Manipuri*: ꯑꯁꯣꯛ ashoka • *Marathi*: अशोक ashok, जासुंदी jasundi, जसवंत jaswant, लाल अशोक laal ashok, सीतेचा अशोक sitecha ashok • *Mizo*: bai-kang, husangidba, maikam-par, mual-hawih • *Nepali*: अशोक ashok • *Odia*: ଅଙ୍ଗନାପ୍ରିଯ anganapriya, ଅଶୋକ asoka, ଦୋହଳୀ dohali, କଙ୍କେଳ kankela • *Pali*: असोक asoka • *Punjabi*: ਅਸ਼ੋਕ ashoka • *Rajasthani*: सीता अशोक sita ashok • *Sanskrit*: अपशोक apashoka, अशोक ashoka, चक्रगुच्छ chakraguccha, चित्र chitra, चित्रशोक chitrashoka, हेमपुष्प hemapuspa, कमन kamana, कामुक kamuka, कङ्केलि kangkeli, कान्ताचरणदोहद kantacharanadohada, कान्ताङ्घ्रिदोहद kantagghridohada, कर्णपूर karnapura, केलिक kelika, किङ्किरात kingkirata, मौलि mauli, नट nata, पिण्डपुष्य pindapushya, पिण्डीपुष्प pindipushpa, रागितरु ragitaru, रक्तपल्लव raktapallava, षट्पदानन्दवर्धन shatpadanandavardhana, सुभग subhaga, ताम्रपल्लव tamrapallava, विशोक vishoka, वीतशोक vitashoka • *Tamil*: அசோகம் ashokam • *Telugu*: అశోకము asokamu, కంగేలి kangeli, వంజులము vanjulamu • *Tibetan*: མྱ་ངན་མེད་པ mya ngan med pa, མྱ་ངན་འཚང mya ngan 'tshang • *Tippera*: bai-kang • *Tulu*: ಅಶೋಕ ಮರ ashoka mara • *Urdu*: اشوك ashok *botanical names*: *Saraca asoca* (Roxb.) W. J. de Wilde, Blumea 15:393. 1968 ... *synonyms*: *Jonesia asoca* Roxb. • *Saraca indica* auct. (non L.); Baker in Fl. Brit. Ind. 2: 271, 1878 ... efloraofindia <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/eIGV_ch2MSA/m/GXSppmpM-EAJ> Bibliography / etymology Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India <https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/12/languages-of-india.html> mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken *sensu amplo*. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ written and spoken widely, in most parts of India *sita ashok* - ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಔಷಧಿ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರ <https://kampa.karnataka.gov.in/storage/pdf-files/brochure%20of%20medicinal%20plants/ashok.pdf> (ಕಂಪಾ) - or *ashoka tree* ... Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saraca_asoca> - The Free Encyclopedia *sorrowless tree* - Kulkarni, Satish. (2016). Tree Wealth of KTR <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311619742_Tree_Wealth_of_KTR> ... literal meaning of the Sanskrit name अशोक ashoka ~~~~~ AHOM ~~~~~ written in: *Ahom* ... mainly used by priests and scholars for religious and educational purposes; spoken in: erstwhile *Ahom kingdom* (some part in present day Assam) ... other names for this language: Tai-Ahom *ashok* - for *Saraca indica* auct. (non L.) ... Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India <https://sites.google.com/view/ethnobotanyofnortheastindia/home?authuser=0> - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 07 August 2024 - the name needs to be rendered in native script ~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~ written in: *Assamese* (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: *Assam*, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya *অশোক ashoka* - ৱিকিপিডিয়া - মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ <https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%95_%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia - for *Saraca indica* auct. (non L.) ... Flora of Assam <https://archive.org/details/FloraOfAssam2/page/n141/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Saraca> Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das ~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ written in: *Bengali* (বাংলা) ... spoken in: *West Bengal*, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *অশোক ashoka* - উইকিপিডিয়া - একটি মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ <https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%95> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia - for *Saraca indica* auct. (non L.) ... BENGAL PLANTS <https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20349/page/n5/mode/2up> VOL. I by PRAIN, DAVID ~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~ written in: *Roman*, Bengali-Assamese, A-Chik Tok'birim ... spoken in: *Meghalaya*, Assam *bok-bang, khen-thiri* - for *Saraca indica* auct. (non L.) ... Flora of Assam <https://archive.org/details/FloraOfAssam2/page/n141/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Saraca> Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ written in: *Gujarati* (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: *Gujarat*, *Dadra & Nagar Haveli*, *Daman & Diu* *સીતાઅશોક sita-ashok* - for *Saraca indica* auct. (non L.) ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/cGJt67sMbng/m/dq0c7kFEAgAJ> (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા) - or *અશોક ashok* ... વિકિપીડિયા - મુક્ત વિશ્વ જ્ઞાનકોશ <https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%85%E0%AA%B6%E0%AB%8B%E0%AA%95_(%E0%AA%B5%E0%AA%A8%E0%AA%B8%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%AA%E0%AA%A4%E0%AA%BF)> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ~~~~~ HARYANVI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) ... spoken in: *Haryana*, Delhi *सीता अशोक sita ashok* - Haryana Forest Flora <https://haryanaforestflora.in/specimen/view/147> - A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India) ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: *Delhi*, *Uttar Pradesh*, *Bihar*, *Chhattisgarh*, *Haryana*, *Jharkhand*, *Madhya Pradesh*, Rajasthan, *Uttarakhand* *सीता अशोक sita ashok* - State Forest Research Institute Jabalpur <https://www.mpsfri.org/files/Ashoka_73.pdf> - Government of Madhya Pradesh - or *अशोक ashok* ... for *Jonesia asoca* Roxb. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/platts/> by John T. Platts ... also: *असोक asok*, *असोग asog* ~~~~~ KACHARI ~~~~~ written in: Bengali-Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: *Assam*, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Plains Kachari (Boro or Bara) and Hill Kachari (Dimasa) *asu-bhuphang, biardala, thaibor-phang* - for *Saraca indica* auct. (non L.) ... Flora of Assam <https://archive.org/details/FloraOfAssam2/page/n141/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Saraca> Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* *ಆಚಂಗೆ aachange (or ಅಚಂಗೆ achange / ಅಚೆಂಗ achenga)* - ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಔಷಧಿ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರ <https://kampa.karnataka.gov.in/storage/pdf-files/brochure%20of%20medicinal%20plants/ashok.pdf> (ಕಂಪಾ) - for *Jonesia asoca* Roxb. ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus <https://alar.ink/dictionary/kannada/english/%E0%B2%86%E0%B2%9A%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%97%E0%B3%86> created by V. Krishna *ಅಶೋಕ ashoka* - ವಿಕಿಕೋಟ್ - ಒಂದು ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರ ವಿಶ್ವಕೋಶ <https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%85%E0%B2%B6%E0%B3%8B%E0%B2%95_%E0%B2%B5%E0%B3%83%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B7> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia *ಎಲಿಯಾಲ eliyaala* - for *Saraca indica* auct. (non L.) ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus <https://alar.ink/dictionary/kannada/english/%E0%B2%8E%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B2> created by V. Krishna *ಕೆಂಕಲಿ kenkali* - The Useful Plants of India <https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.126090/page/n561/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Saraca>, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR - for *Jonesia asoca* Roxb. ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus <https://alar.ink/dictionary/kannada/english/%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%BF> created by V. Krishna ~~~~~ KARBI ~~~~~ written in: *Roman* ... spoken in: *Arunachal Pradesh*, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Mikir or Arleng *mir-krem-arong* - for *Saraca indica* auct. (non L.) ... Flora of Assam <https://archive.org/details/FloraOfAssam2/page/n141/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Saraca> Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das ~~~~~ KHASI ~~~~~ written in: *Latin* (Khasi alphabet), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: *Meghalaya*, Assam *dieng-ja-mar-aih, dieng-soh-kyrkha, dieng-soh-rym-sein* - for *Saraca indica* auct. (non L.) ... Flora of Assam <https://archive.org/details/FloraOfAssam2/page/n141/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Saraca> Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das ~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (कोंकणी), *Kannada* (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkani_in_the_Roman_script> (*Konknni*) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat *असोक asok* - for *Saraca indica* auct. (non L.) ... Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/jspui/bitstream/10603/153789/10/09_chapter%205.pdf> with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak ~~~~~ KUKI ~~~~~ written in: *Roman* ... spoken in: *Manipur*, Assam, Nagaland ... other names for this language:Thado, Thado-Pao, Thado-Ubiphei, Thaadou Kuki *maikam-par* - for *Saraca indica* auct. (non L.) ... Flora of Assam <https://archive.org/details/FloraOfAssam2/page/n141/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Saraca> Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep *അശോകം ashokam* - വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം <https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%85%E0%B4%B6%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%82> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia *ഹേമപുഷ്പം hemapushpam* - The Useful Plants of India <https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.126090/page/n561/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Saraca>, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR ~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~ written in: *Meiteilon* (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: *Manipur* ... other names for this language: Meetei *ꯑꯁꯣꯛ ashoka* - The Economic Plants of Manipur and their Uses, S. Sukumar Singh (Manipur, 2006) ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *अशोक ashok* - for *Jonesia asoca* Roxb. ... A dictionary, Marathi and English <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/molesworth/> by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas) ... name variants: अशोग ashoga, असोग asog, असोक asok, ओसग osag, ओसगी osagi *जासुंदी jasundi* - The Useful Plants of India <https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.126090/page/n561/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Saraca>, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR *जसवंत jaswant, लाल अशोक laal ashok, सीतेचा अशोक sitecha ashok* - for *Saraca indica* auct. (non L.) ... मराठी विश्वकोश <https://vishwakosh.marathi.gov.in/26525/> - महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी विश्वकोश निर्मिती मंडळ ~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~ written in: *Latin*, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: *Mizoram* ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian *bai-kang* - Kar, An & Bora, Devanjal & Borthakur, Sashin & Goswami, N & Saharia, Daizi. (2013). WILD EDIBLE PLANT RESOURCES USED BY THE MIZOS OF MIZORAM, INDIA. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308886133_WILD_EDIBLE_PLANT_RESOURCES_USED_BY_THE_MIZOS_OF_MIZORAM_INDIA> KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY. 9. 106-126. *husangidba* - The Useful Plants of India <https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.126090/page/n561/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Saraca>, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR *maikam-par* - for *Saraca indica* auct. (non L.) ... Flora of Assam <https://archive.org/details/FloraOfAssam2/page/n141/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Saraca> Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das *mual-hawih* - for *Saraca indica* auct. (non L.) ... Dictionary of the Lushai language <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/lorrain/> by James Herbert Lorrain ~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (नेपाली) ... spoken in: *Nepal*, *West Bengal*, *Assam*, *Sikkim* *अशोक ashok* - Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... efloraofindia <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/-3yRAk72O3U/m/euBHPQSkBgAJ> ... also *अशौ ashau* - Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=242425222> ~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ written in: *Odia* (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: *Odisha*, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *ଅଙ୍ଗନାପ୍ରିଯ anganapriya, ଅଶୋକ asoka, ଦୋହଳୀ dohali, କଙ୍କେଳ kankela* - for *Jonesia asoca* Roxb. ... Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/praharaj/> by Praharaj, G.C. ~~~~~ PALI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (पालि) ... used by priests and scholars, the sacred language of Theravada Buddhism *असोक asoka* - for *Jonesia asoca* Roxb. ... The Pali Text Society's Pali-English dictionary <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/pali/>. Chipstead, 1921-1925. ~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~ written in: *Gurmukhi* (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: *Punjab* *ਅਸ਼ੋਕ ashoka* - ਵਿਕੀਪੀਡੀਆ - ਇੱਕ ਆਜ਼ਾਦ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਕੋਸ਼ <https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%85%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BC%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%95_(%E0%A8%A6%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%B1%E0%A8%96%E0%A8%A4)> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: *Rajasthan* *सीता अशोक sita ashok* - for *Saraca indica* auct. (non L.) ... KANTHER, R. P. (2020). DOMINANT FLORA OF PALI-DISTRICT, RAJASTHAN, INDIA. <https://indianbotsoc.org/view-article-page/1015> The Journal of the Indian Botanical Society, 100(1-2), 1–15. ~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars *अपशोक apashoka, अशोक ashoka, चक्रगुच्छ chakraguccha, चित्र chitra, चित्रशोक chitrashoka, हेमपुष्प hemapuspa, कमन kamana, कामुक kamuka, कङ्केलि kangkeli, कान्ताचरणदोहद kantacharanadohada, कान्ताङ्घ्रिदोहद kantagghridohada, कर्णपूर karnapura, केलिक kelika, किङ्किरात kingkirata, मौलि mauli, नट nata, पिण्डपुष्य pindapushya, पिण्डीपुष्प pindipushpa, रागितरु ragitaru, रक्तपल्लव raktapallava, षट्पदानन्दवर्धन shatpadanandavardhana, सुभग subhaga, ताम्रपल्लव tamrapallava, विशोक vishoka, वीतशोक vitashoka* - for *Jonesia asoca* Roxb. ... Learn Sanskrit <https://www.learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=jonesia&dir=es> - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः - FRLHT & NMPB - Indian Medicinal Plants Database <https://www.medicinalplants.in/searchpage/showdetails/xplant_id/b7163d6d0033f6cd3fb15eb2bde54d42> ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *அசோகம் ashokam* - for *Saraca indica* auct. (non L.) ... Tamil lexicon <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], University of Madras ... or *அசோகு ashoku* ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, *Telangana*, Puducherry *అశోకము asokamu, వంజులము vanjulamu* - Flora Andhrika <https://floraandhrika.blogspot.com/search?q=Saraca> - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India - for *Jonesia asoca* Roxb. ... A Telugu-English dictionary <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/brown/> by Charles Philip Brown *కంగేలి kangeli* - or *కంగేళి kangeli* ... for *Jonesia asoca* Roxb. ... A Telugu-English dictionary <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/brown/> by Charles Philip Brown ~~~~~ TIBETAN ~~~~~ written in: *Tibetan* ... spoken in: *Tibet*, *Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh*, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bhutan *མྱ་ངན་མེད་པ mya ngan med pa, མྱ་ངན་འཚང mya ngan 'tshang* - for *Jonesia asoca* Roxb. ... Rangjung Yeshe Wiki <https://rywiki.tsadra.org/index.php/Ashoka> - Dharma Dictionary ~~~~~ TIPPERA ~~~~~ written in: *Roman*, Bengali ... spoken in: *Tripura* ... other names for this language: Tripuri, Kokbarak, Kokborok, Trippera *bai-kang* - for *Saraca indica* auct. (non L.) ... Flora of Assam <https://archive.org/details/FloraOfAssam2/page/n141/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Saraca> Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das ~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~ written in: *Tigalari (Tulu)* was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, *Kannada* (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: *Karnataka*, north Kerala *ಅಶೋಕ ಮರ ashoka mara* - ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯ - ಒಂಜಿ ಸೊತಂತ್ರ ವಿಶ್ವಕೋಶ <https://tcy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%85%E0%B2%B6%E0%B3%8B%E0%B2%95_%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%B0> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~ written in: *Urdu* (اردو) ... spoken in: *Uttar Pradesh*, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka *اشوك ashok* - for *Jonesia asoca* Roxb. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/platts/> by John T. Platts ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal; introduced in: Andaman & Nicobar islands - Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list> Version 24.7; last update July 18th, 2024. Last accessed 05/08/2024. ~~~~~ Created on: 21:11 05-08-2024 ¦ Last updated: 20:55 07-08-2024 ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/08/saraca-asoca-roxb-wjde-wilde.html Regards. Dinesh On Thu, Aug 8, 2024 at 10:26 AM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Names compiled / updated at > https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/08/saraca-asoca-roxb-wjde-wilde.html > > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Saturday 20 December 2014 at 14:52:10 UTC+5:30 Dinesh Valke wrote: > >> Thanks Usha di for your efforts. >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> On Sat, Dec 20, 2014 at 2:23 PM, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Gujarati lexicon did not get to see it >>> they want me to sign up and enable their cookies so that they can give >>> me a "better" >>> experience " of gujarati... >>> phew!! >>> if that 's not a code word for doing mischief I donot know what is >>> >>> so that site is out.. >>> >>> also that way their mistakes can not be corrected..openly... >>> to me its stupid waste of time >>> >>> good bye GL... >>> usha di >>> >>> On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 9:00 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> ... it is also mentioned in Gujarati Lexicon >>>> <http://www.gujaratilexicon.com/dictionary/GE/%E0%AA%86%E0%AA%B8%E0%AB%8B%E0%AA%AA%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%B2%E0%AA%B5*/> >>>> - online dictionary. >>>> Regards. >>>> Dinesh >>>> >>>> On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 8:56 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> 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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