Saraca asoca (Roxb.) de Wilde (Syn: Saraca indica auct. non Linn. )
Vernacular Name: Ashok (O, E, Beng., H,).
Small tree. Leaves subsessile, dark green; leaflets 3-6 pairs, large, oblong or oblong- lanceolate, acute or acuminate, sometimes lanceolate. Corymbs dense, often subterminal on short special branchlets together with a single leaf. Flowers bright orange-scarlet. Pods large, slightly oblique both ends; seeds oblong, truncate.
Grown in gardens as an ornamental and medicinal plant; wild in forests of Odisha.
Flowering : March - April
Fruiting : July - September
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