Saraca asoca

Ashoka tree
	Ashoka flower cluster
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Saraca
Species:	S. asoca
Binomial name
	Saraca asoca; (Roxb.) Willd.
Synonyms
	Jonesia asoca Roxb. ; Jonesia confusa Hassk. ; Jonesia pinnata Willd. ; Saraca confusa (Hassk.) Backer ; Saraca indica sensu Bedd., non L.;

Saraca asoca, commonly known as the ashoka tree (lit. "sorrow-less"), is a plant belonging to the Detarioideae subfamily of the legume family.^[3] It is an important tree in the cultural traditions of the Indian subcontinent and adjacent areas. It is sometimes incorrectly known as Saraca indica.^[4] The flower of Ashoka tree is the state flower of Indian state of Odisha.^[5]

^ CAMP Workshops on Medicinal Plants, India (1998). "Saraca asoca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T34623A9879360. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd. — The Plant List". The Plant List. 5 January 2015.
^ de la Estrella, Manuel; Forest, Félix; Klitgård, Bente; Lewis, Gwilym P.; Mackinder, Barbara A.; de Queiroz, Luciano P.; Wieringa, Jan J. & Bruneau, Anne (2018). "A new phylogeny-based tribal classification of subfamily Detarioideae, an early branching clade of florally diverse tropical arborescent legumes". Scientific Reports. 8 (1): 6884. Bibcode:2018NatSR...8.6884D. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-24687-3. PMC 5932001. PMID 29720687.
^ Zuijderhoudt, G.F.P. (1968), "A revision of the genus Saraca L. — (Legum. Caes.)", Blumea, 15: 413–425
^ Orissa State Symbols

[IUCN-1] CAMP Workshops on Medicinal Plants, India (1998). "Saraca asoca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T34623A9879360. Retrieved 2 June 2023.

[TPL-2] "Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd. — The Plant List". The Plant List. 5 January 2015.

[3] Estrella, Manuel; Forest, Félix; Klitgård, Bente; Lewis, Gwilym P.; Mackinder, Barbara A.; de Queiroz, Luciano P.; Wieringa, Jan J. & Bruneau, Anne (2018). "A new phylogeny-based tribal classification of subfamily Detarioideae, an early branching clade of florally diverse tropical arborescent legumes". Scientific Reports. 8 (1): 6884. Bibcode:2018NatSR...8.6884D. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-24687-3. PMC 5932001. PMID 29720687.

[4] Zuijderhoudt, G.F.P. (1968), "A revision of the genus Saraca L. — (Legum. Caes.)", Blumea, 15: 413–425

[5] Orissa State Symbols

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Ashoka tree

Ashoka flower cluster
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Saraca
Species:	S. asoca
Binomial name
*Saraca asoca* (Roxb.) Willd.^[2]
Synonyms^[2]
Jonesia asoca Roxb. Jonesia confusa Hassk. Jonesia pinnata Willd. Saraca confusa (Hassk.) Backer Saraca indica sensu Bedd., non L.