Dinesh ji For that some one has to dig out the differences between Saraca asoca Saraca indica L. I have not been able to find yet.
-- 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, Dec 10, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Many thanks for this enlightenment, Gurcharan ji. > May have to dig and check what we have in our own collections. > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > > > On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear friends >> The fact that Flora of British India described the sacred Ashok tree >> under the name Saraca indica L., and Jonesia asoka Roxb. as its synonym, >> has often led many to believe that perhaps Saraca asoka and Saraca indica >> are the same tree and synonyms, the fact is not exactly so. >> >> As it appears the Sacred Indian Ashok tree was decribed by Roxburgh under >> the name Jonesia asoka, but the name got ignored because earlier Beddome >> (1870) in Fl. Sylv. and later Baker in FBI (1878) thought this to be same >> as Saraca indica L., described by Linnaeus, and the name Saraca indica L. >> continued to be used from this important sacred tree. >> >> It was De Wilde in 1967 who established that Indian plant is distinct >> from Saraca indica L., and made a new combination Saraca asoka (Roxb.) De >> Wilde, based on Jonesia asoka Roxb., and that is now the accepted name for >> our tree, quite distinct and not synonymous with Saraca indica L. >> >> Whereas Saraca asoka (Roxb.) De Wilde is native of South India, >> Bangladesh and Western Myanmar, it has been introduced in other parts of >> India and other countries of SE Asia and Tropical Africa. >> >> Saraca indica L., on the other hand is native of Laos, Thailand; >> Vietnam, Indonesia, Java, Sumatra and Malaysia. but is reported (Flora >> Ceylone) to be introduced into India (along with Saraca declinata (Jacq.) >> Miq. and Saraca thaipingensis Cantley ex Prain). Perhaps it would be >> interesting to >> >> 1. know the difference bewtween Saraca asoka (Roxb.) De Wilde and Saraca >> indica L. >> 2. Locate, photograph and upload real Saraca indica L. >> >> Alo if any one is lucky to find other two species, also introduced in >> India. >> >> Who knows it may be among some of our photographs. >> >> -- >> 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/ >> >> >
