Garg ji saraca indica L. and Saraca asoca (Roxb.) W. J. de Wilde. are two quite distinct species
Saraca indica L. is distributed in *Indo-China*: *Laos*; *Thailand*; * Vietnam* *Malesia*: *Indonesia* - Java, Sumatra; *Malaysia* [Malaya] Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd. is distributed in *Indian Subcontinent*: * Bangladesh*; *India*; *Sri Lanka* ***Indo-China*: *Myanmar* [w.] The problem arose when Baker in Flora of British India followed Beddome Fl. Sylv. t.57 in considering Jonesia asoka Roxb. (on which name Saraca asoka (Roxb.) Wilde) as synonym of Sarca indica L. and followed by Several Indian authors. As the two species are distinct, the synonymy for Indian plant would be *Saraca asoca* (Roxb.) W. J. de Wilde, Blumea 15:393. 1968 syn: *Jonesia asoca* Roxb.; Saraca indica auct. (non L.); Baker in Fl. Brit. Ind. 2: 271, 1878 -- 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/ On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 2:12 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Both are accepted names as per The Plant List (and therefore diffent > plants) as per links: > http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/ild-1691 > http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/ild-39965 > Which is our plant in India- Saraca indica L. or Saraca asoca (Roxb.) > Willd. or are there some other aspects to it ? > Pl. clarify ? > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them > for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1600 members & > 69,000 messages on 30/4/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of > around 4500 species) > >
