Yes this is Saraca asoca of Leguminosae family.
Regards, Giby On 27 August 2011 14:51, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “*Saraca asoca* from Fabaceae > tanay” > > > > “yes, this is *Saraca asoca*. > Pankaj” > > > “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.” > > "*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" > ---------- 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 1680 members & > 75,000 messages on 31/7/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 5000 species) > > -- GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Royal Enclave, Jakkur Post, Srirampura Bangalore- 560064 India Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby
