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Family: Caesalpiniaceae	Genus: Saraca	Species: Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd.( सीता अशोक )

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Jonesia asoca Roxb., Jonesia pinnata Willd. , Saraca indica Auct. Non. L.	Flower Color	Yellow - Orange
Common Name	Ashok, Sita Ashok	Flower Type	Corymb
English / Trade Name	Ashokam	Flowering Period	April-June
Vernacular /Local Name	Ashok	Fruiting Period	July-Sept
Altitude	Up To 600 m	Fruit Type	Pod
Habit	Tree	Fruit Details	Pod, Flat, Oblong, To 15 X 4.5 Cm, Apiculate; Seeds Obovate-orbiculate
Habitat	Understorey Tree Along Stream In Evergreen To Semi-evergreen Forests	Bark Type	Fissured
Distribution	India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar; In The Western Ghats- South, Central And South Maharashtra Part Of Sahyadris	Bark Details	Bark Lenticellate, Dark, Shallowly Fissured Blaze Purplish
Distribution in Haryana	Ambala, Yamuna Nagar	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Compound
		Leaf Arrangement	Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Lence shaped
Description of Species	Small trees, up to 5 m tall. Bark lenticellate, dark, shallowly fissured, blaze purplish. Leaves compound, paripinnate, alternate, distichous. Stipules caducous. Rachis pulvinate, 7-30 cm long. Petiolule 0.1-0.6 cm long. Leaflets opposite, 4-6 (-12) pairs. Lamina 6-31 x 1.5-9 cm, narrow elliptic-oblong or lanceolate, apex acute to acuminate, base acute to rounded or subcordate.Inflorescence dense corymbs. Flowers orange, sometimes white, fragrant. Pod, flat, oblong, to 15 x 4.5 cm, apiculate. Seeds obovate-orbiculate.	Leaf Details	Leaves Compound, Paripinnate, Alternate, Distichous. Stipules Caducous. Rachis Pulvinate, 7-30 Cm Long; Petiolule 0.1-0.6 Cm Long. Leaflets Opposite, 4-6 (-12) Pairs, Lamina 6-31 X 1.5-9 Cm

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