*Saraca indica auct. non. L*. is synonym for *Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Wilde*.
On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 7:34 PM, 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) >> >> > > > -- Dr. Shiddamallayya N, Survey of Medicinal Plant Unit National Ayurveda Dietetics Research Institute, (A unit of C C R A S, Dept. of AYUSH, Mini. of H & F W, Govt. of India, New Delhi), G C P Annexe, Ashoka Pillar Jayanagar I block, Bangalore - 560 011 0 - 9449644341
