Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd. Main specimen
Fabaceae
{ Reproduction & Dispersal }

  • Sex distribution :

    Saraca asoca is bisexual (each flower of each individual has both male and female structures).

  • Mode of pollination :

    Saraca asoca is pollinated by a wide variety of insects and sunbirds (in India).

  • Seed dispersal :

    Mechanical dispersal : barochory (dispersal of seeds by gravity), self-propagation.
    The seeds disperse from the fruits and germinate on sites with favourable conditions : the ripe dry fruits open to release the seeds.
     

    • Saraca asoca flower reproductive structures
    Saraca asoca flower reproductive structures