Saraca asoca till we find differences between Saraca indica L. and Saraca asoka
-- 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 2:11 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > Beautiful pics Dinesh ji. > Thank you Satish ji for the info . So far I was thinking that they are > petals > > > On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 1:05 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear friends, >> Thanking Gurcharan ji for bringing up *Saraca asoca* and *Saraca indica*at >> https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!topic/indiantreepix/KgjiUoJP2Zw >> Earlier Garg ji too had queried to know which among these is our native >> ... at >> https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!topic/indiantreepix/eIGV_ch2MSA >> FOI too has *Saraca asoca* ... >> http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Sita%20Ashok.html >> >> >> Thus realizing my mistake in this post. >> Please read the ID of the plants posted as: >> *Saraca asoca* (Roxb.) W. J. de Wilde, Blumea 15:393. 1968 >> Synonyms: *Jonesia asoca* Roxb.; *Saraca indica* auct. (non L.); Baker >> in Fl. Brit. Ind. 2: 271, 1878 >> >> >> Will correct my notes at my flickr photostream at the earliest. >> >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 8:56 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> One interesting fact for those who are not aware. >>> THE TREE HAS NO PETALS. WHAT WE SEE HERE ARE BEAUTIFULLY COLOURED SEPALS. >>> >>> On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 9:52 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> *Saraca indica * L. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> - ¿ *sah-RAH-ka* ? -- derivation obscure >>>> *IN-dih-kuh* or *in-DEE-kuh* of or from India >>>> >>>> >>>> [image: Osoko (in >>>> Oriya)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2209585106%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeUFs3bF60bNLyXxfwg-uL4ICaPNQ> >>>> Jan 20, 2008 ... at Veermata Jeejabai Bhosale Udyan, Mumbai >>>> >>>> >>>> *commonly known as*: Sita Ashok, sorrowless tree • *Bengali*: অশোক >>>> asoka • *Gujarati*: અશોક ashoka, અશોપાલવ ashopalava • *Hindi*: अशोक >>>> ashok • *Kannada*: ಅಶೋಕ ashoka • *Konkani*: अशोक ashok • *Malayalam*: >>>> അശോകം asokam, ഹെമപുഷ്പം hemapushpam • *Marathi*: अशोक ashok, jasundi • >>>> *Oriya*: osoko • *Sanskrit*: अशोक ashoka • *Tamil*: அசோகம் acokam • * >>>> Telugu*: అశోకము asokamu >>>> >>>> *Native to*: India, Myanmar and Malaya >>>> >>>> >>>> *more views*: >>>> >>>> - Jan 20, 2008 ... at Veermata Jeejabai Bhosale Udyan, Mumbai >>>> [image: Sita Ashok (Hindi: सिता >>>> अशोक)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2209868058%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzct3BPRvY_t3v3l_y_y3tNnWCgPbA> >>>> [image: >>>> Sorrowless >>>> tree]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2208887597%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcqvPzPxxPfoiDDdn8S5yL3vEVWug> >>>> [image: >>>> Asokamu (Telugu: >>>> అశోకము)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2209582218%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze-ijowO6dl2sgtwKtYuPdtkdsOWA> >>>> [image: >>>> Asoka (Bengali: >>>> অশোক)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2209484264%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfrj_UZmQesKLkvN2GR7NKhRVVsCQ> >>>> - Dec 8, 2007 ... at Sagar Upvan, Colaba, Mumbai >>>> [image: Handkerchief >>>> Tree]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2095638102%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc0IwCWDWxsutp92tjPiZmx-q_iBg> >>>> - Mar 11, 2007 ... at Chota Kashmir, Aarey Milk Colony, Mumbai >>>> [image: Handkerchief >>>> Tree]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F423973457%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfbUpXEWOYZEwlJJd_x7cRe4WcKzQ> >>>> - May 9, 2010 ... at Veermata Jeejabai Bhosale Udyan, Mumbai >>>> [image: Ashok (Marathi: >>>> अशोक)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4591876281%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcKYM2iUDzr_XmlcwkNl6m4xHdZaA> >>>> [image: >>>> Sita >>>> Ashok]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4591871955%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzelrPNFDdcNaWzdvJdrFRfmxnzb3Q> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards. >>>> Dinesh >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dr Satish Phadke >>> >> >> > > > -- > Regards > Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade >
