Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd. Main specimen
Fabaceae
{ Nomenclature }

  • Botanical name : Saraca asoca
  • Author :

    Carl Ludwig Willdenow (1968)

  • Family : Fabaceae
  • English names : Ashoka tree, Sita ashok
  • Indian names (phonetics) :

    Hindi : Ashoka
    Kannada : Achenge
    Malayalam : Asokam
    Marathi : Jasundi
    Sanskrit : Asokah, gatasokah
    Tamil : Asogam
    Telugu : Asokamu

  • Synonyms :

    Jonesia asoca Roxb.
    Jonesia confusa Hassk.
    Jonesia pinnata Willd.
    Saraca confusa (Hassk.) Backer
    Saraca indica "sensu Bedd., non L."
    (Source : The Plant List, 2015, http://www.theplantlist.org)

  • Etymology :

    - Saraca : From the Sanskrit sara "coloured, spotted".
    - Asoca : From the Indian (Sanskrit) vernacular name asoka.