Garg ji For final confirmation, some one will have to dig out the real differences between the two species. Perhaps some colleagues can find this out. Blumea, vol. 15, 1968 should have some clue. May be Pankaj ji, Tanay, Ritesh ji, Mayur ji or any other colleague having access to library or online resources can help.
-- 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 8:07 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Singh ji, > Then it should be Saraca indica L. as per your following observations in > the thread > https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/788195fdc8763120?hl=en > > "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" > > *Pl. confirm. > * > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Pudji Widodo <[email protected]> > Date: 23 December 2010 06:47 > Subject: [efloraofindia:57708] Indonesian Flower_5 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Dear Friends, > > A small tree in IPB gardens, it looks like Saraca, 4 m tall, ca 10 cm > diameter, but the label says "Maniltoa grandiflora". What is it? Thank you. > > Pudji Widodo > Fakultas Biologi Universitas Jenderal Soedirman > PURWOKETTO 53122 INDONESIA > > > > -- > 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) > >
