Thanks Prof. Singh for explaining tthe difference among the species. I think In Bangalore SGK Nursery will be having all these vars of Saraca. Promila
On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dinesh ji > For that some one has to dig out the differences between Saraca asoca > Saraca indica L. > I have not been able to find yet. > > -- > 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 11:12 AM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Many thanks for this enlightenment, Gurcharan ji. >> May have to dig and check what we have in our own collections. >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Dear friends >>> The fact that Flora of British India described the sacred Ashok tree >>> under the name Saraca indica L., and Jonesia asoka Roxb. as its synonym, >>> has often led many to believe that perhaps Saraca asoka and Saraca indica >>> are the same tree and synonyms, the fact is not exactly so. >>> >>> As it appears the Sacred Indian Ashok tree was decribed by Roxburgh >>> under the name Jonesia asoka, but the name got ignored because earlier >>> Beddome (1870) in Fl. Sylv. and later Baker in FBI (1878) thought this to >>> be same as Saraca indica L., described by Linnaeus, and the name Saraca >>> indica L. continued to be used from this important sacred tree. >>> >>> It was De Wilde in 1967 who established that Indian plant is distinct >>> from Saraca indica L., and made a new combination Saraca asoka (Roxb.) De >>> Wilde, based on Jonesia asoka Roxb., and that is now the accepted name for >>> our tree, quite distinct and not synonymous with Saraca indica L. >>> >>> Whereas Saraca asoka (Roxb.) De Wilde is native of South India, >>> Bangladesh and Western Myanmar, it has been introduced in other parts of >>> India and other countries of SE Asia and Tropical Africa. >>> >>> Saraca indica L., on the other hand is native of Laos, Thailand; >>> Vietnam, Indonesia, Java, Sumatra and Malaysia. but is reported (Flora >>> Ceylone) to be introduced into India (along with Saraca declinata (Jacq.) >>> Miq. and Saraca thaipingensis Cantley ex Prain). Perhaps it would be >>> interesting to >>> >>> 1. know the difference bewtween Saraca asoka (Roxb.) De Wilde and Saraca >>> indica L. >>> 2. Locate, photograph and upload real Saraca indica L. >>> >>> Alo if any one is lucky to find other two species, also introduced in >>> India. >>> >>> Who knows it may be among some of our photographs. >>> >>> -- >>> 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/ >>> >>> >> > > >
