Saraca arborescens Burm.f. is synonym of S. indica L. according to Kew Plant List
However, S. declinata Miq. (S. triandra Baker) is reported from Mayanmar. There is surely a lot of confusion in synonymy. Strangely Kew Plant List regards *Saraca* *indica* var. *zollingeriana* (Miq.) Gagnep as synonym of *S. indica* L., but not *S. zollingeriana* Miq. on which the combination is based. It rather considers *Saraca* *zollingeriana* "sensu Prain, non Miq." as synonym. *Saraca* *minor* (Zoll. & Moritzi) Miq. is another synonym of *S. indica* L. Since trees native of other regions are also planted now, we should expect to explore all three from India. *Saraca asoca* (Roxb.) de Wilde *Saraca indica* L. *Saraca declinata* Miq. Only a reliable differentiating key will 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/ -- 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 Sun, May 22, 2011 at 10:19 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Further feedback: > "Saraca arborescens Burm. f. is also present in India > > - H.S." > > On 21 May 2011 19:58, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks a lot, Singh ji. >> >> >> On 21 May 2011 19:34, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> 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) >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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) >> >> > > > -- > 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) > >
