Saraca
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Saraca L. is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae (legume family) of about 20 plant species[1] of trees native to the lands from India and Sri Lanka to Indochina, southern China Malesia, and New Guinea.[2]
This plant can be grown outdoors in distinctly warm humid climates, and prefer a moist, well-drained soil with plenty of organic matter. It can also be grown within greenhouses. The trees themselves are grown for their clustered, upturned flowers in yellow, orange or red. The tree's flowers lack petals, having brightly colored sepals, and have stamens projecting up to eight inches long. The leaves are pinnate, with paired leaflets. Typically, these trees are accustomed to the shade of other trees. Most species of Saraca are associated with particular bodies of water. The species Saraca asoca is believed to be the tree under which Buddha was born. Red saraca is the provincial tree of Yala province, Thailand.
Species
12 species are accepted:[2]
- Saraca asoca (Roxb.) W.J.de WildeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – ashoka tree
- Saraca celebica W.J.de WildeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Saraca declinata (Jack) Miq.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Saraca dives PierreScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Saraca griffithiana PrainScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Saraca hullettii PrainScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Saraca indica L.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Saraca monodelpha W.J.de WildeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Saraca schmidiana J.E.VidalScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Saraca thailandica Pongam., Panyadee & IntaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Saraca thaipingensis Cantley ex PrainScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Saraca tubiflora W.J.de WildeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Pests
Saraca indica is host to the peacock mite Tuckerella channabasavannai.
References
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- De Wilde, W. J. J. O. (1985). Saraca tubiflora, A New Species from West-central Sumatra (Caesalpinioideae). Blumea 30: 425-428.
- Hooker, Joseph Dalton. (1879). The Flora of British India, Vol II. London: L. Reeve & Co.
- Mabberley, D. J. (1987). The Plant Book: A Portable Dictionary of the Higher Plants. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Template:ISBN.
- Blaxell, D., Bryant, G., Francis, F., Greig, D., Guest, S., Moore, J., North, T., Paddison, V., Roberts, S., Rodd, T., Scholer, P., Segall, B., Stowar, J., Walsh, K. (2001) "The Firefly Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs." Willowdale, Ontario: Firefly Books Ltd. Template:ISBN.
External links
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