Saraca asoca
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643fdafed8d2a815557639 |
| Scientific name | Saraca asoca |
| Authority | (Roxb.) Willd. |
Description Top
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Saraca asoca, also known as the Ashoka tree, is a plant in the legume family that is culturally significant in the Indian subcontinent. It is often confused with Saraca indica and is known for its beautiful foliage and fragrant flowers. The tree is considered sacred and is associated with various myths and traditions, particularly in Hinduism and Buddhism. It is also used in Ayurvedic medicine to treat female disorders. The ashoka tree is becoming rarer in its natural habitat, but is still found in scattered locations in India and Sri Lanka.
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | ashoka tree |
| Arabic | شجرة أشوكا |
| Assamese | অশোক ফুল |
| Bengali | অশোক |
| dv | ނިކަބިލިއްސަގަސް |
| French | arbre ashoka |
| Gujarati | અશોક |
| Hindi | अशोक वृक्ष |
| Hungarian | hindu asókafa |
| Indonesian | asoka |
| Indonesian | pohon asoka |
| Indonesian | angsoka |
| Japanese | ムユウジュ |
| Japanese | 無憂樹 |
| jv | kembang asoka |
| Kannada | ಅಶೋಕ ವೃಕ್ಷ |
| Korean | 사라카 아소카 |
| Malayalam | അശോകം |
| Malayalam | അശോക |
| Marathi | अशोक |
| Norwegian Bokmål | asoka |
| Nepali | अशोक वृक्ष |
| Dutch | දියරතඔලා |
| Oriya | ଅଶୋକ |
| Punjabi | ਅਸ਼ੋਕ |
| Polish | asioka |
| Punjab | اشوک رکھ |
| Portuguese | açoca |
| Russian | Ашока |
| sa | अश्वत्थः |
| sa | अशोकवृक्षम् |
| sa | अशोकवृक्षः |
| Sinhala | දියරතඔලා |
| Tamil | அசோகு |
| tcy | ಅಶೋಕ ಮರ |
| Telugu | అశోక |
| Telugu | అశోకవృక్షం |
| Thai | อโศกน้ำ |
| Vietnamese | vàng anh lá bé |
| Chinese | 无忧花 |
| Chinese | 无忧树 |
| Chinese | 無憂樹 |
| Chinese | 无忧花树 |
| Chinese | 火焰花 |
| Chinese | 印度无忧花 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Indian Subcontinent
- Assam
- Bangladesh
- East Himalaya
- India
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
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Indo-China
- Andaman Islands
- Myanmar
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Malesia
- Jawa
- Malaya
- Sulawesi
- Sumatera
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Papuasia
- New Guinea
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Indian Subcontinent
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000193380 |
| UNII | OO7O919190 |
| Tropicos | 13062723 |
| INPN | 706773 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:517883-1 |
| The Plant List | ild-39965 |
| PFAF | Saraca asoca |
| Open Tree Of Life | 757467 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 1073321 |
| IUCN Red List | 34623 |
| IPNI | 517883-1 |
| iNaturalist | 181406 |
| GBIF | 5359545 |
| Freebase | /m/02205g |
| EOL | 11244090 |
| USDA GRIN | 315038 |
| Wikipedia | Saraca_asoca |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| Accession | Assembly | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Level | Submitter | Released | Coverage | Size | |
| GCA_026873985.1 | TDU_SM_1.0.fasta | Contig | The University of Trans-disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology | 2022-12-13 | 50.0x | 1.54 Gb |
Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Lignan glycosides | |||||
| (2R,3R,4S,5R)-2-[[(1S,2R,3R)-7-hydroxy-1-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-(hydroxymethyl)-6,8-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl]methoxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol | 14521039 | Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2C(C(CC3=CC(=C(C(=C23)OC)O)OC)CO)COC4C(C(C(CO4)O)O)O | 552.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0182-3 |
| (2R,3S,4S,5S)-2-[[(1S,2R,3R)-7-hydroxy-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl]methoxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol | 154497439 | Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(C(C(CC2=C1)CO)COC3C(C(C(CO3)O)O)O)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)OC)O | 492.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0182-3 |
| (2R,3S,4S,5S)-2-[[(1S,2R,3R)-7-hydroxy-1-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-(hydroxymethyl)-6,8-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl]methoxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol | 158384172 | Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2C(C(CC3=CC(=C(C(=C23)OC)O)OC)CO)COC4C(C(C(CO4)O)O)O | 552.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0182-3 |
| (2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-[[(1R,2S,3S)-7-hydroxy-1-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-(hydroxymethyl)-6,8-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl]methoxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol | 158384171 | Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2C(C(CC3=CC(=C(C(=C23)OC)O)OC)CO)COC4C(C(C(CO4)O)O)O | 552.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0182-3 |
| Nudiposide | 14521040 | Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2C(C(CC3=CC(=C(C(=C23)OC)O)OC)CO)COC4C(C(C(CO4)O)O)O | 552.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0182-3 |
| Schizandriside | 14521043 | Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(C(C(CC2=C1)CO)COC3C(C(C(CO3)O)O)O)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)OC)O | 492.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0182-3 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives | |||||
| (2R,3R,4S,5S,6S)-2-[[(3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-17-[(2R,5R)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 154496016 | Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C | 576.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0182-3 |
| 17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol | 86821 | Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C | 414.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0182-3 |
| 24-Ethylcholest-5-en-3beta-ol | 22012 | Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C | 414.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0182-3 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Biflavonoids and polyflavonoids | |||||
| (2R,2'R,3R,3'R)-2,2'-Bis(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,3',4,4'-tetrahydro-2H,2'H-4,8'-bichromene-3,3',5,5',7,7'-hexol | 5320711 | Click to see C1C(C(OC2=C1C(=CC(=C2C3C(C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C34)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)O)C6=CC(=C(C=C6)O)O)O | 578.50 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNC-1985-7-812 https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0182-3 |
| (2S,3S)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-8-[(2R,3R,4R)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-4-yl]-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-3,5,7-triol | 14015960 | Click to see C1C(C(OC2=C1C(=CC(=C2C3C(C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C34)O)O)C5=CC=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)C6=CC(=C(C=C6)O)O)O | 562.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0182-3 |
| 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-8-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-4-yl]-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-3,5,7-triol | 130556 | Click to see C1C(C(OC2=C1C(=CC(=C2C3C(C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C34)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)O)C6=CC(=C(C=C6)O)O)O | 578.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNB-1985-0630 |
| 3,3',4',5,7-Pentahydroxyflavan(4->8)-3,4',5,7-tetrahydroxyflavan | 14015946 | Click to see C1C(C(OC2=C1C(=CC(=C2C3C(C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C34)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)O)C6=CC=C(C=C6)O)O | 562.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNB-1985-0630 |
| Epiafzelechin-(4beta->8)-epicatechin | 14015948 | Click to see C1C(C(OC2=C1C(=CC(=C2C3C(C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C34)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)O)C6=CC=C(C=C6)O)O | 562.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNB-1985-0630 |
| Procyanidin B1 | 11250133 | Click to see C1C(C(OC2=C1C(=CC(=C2C3C(C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C34)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)O)C6=CC(=C(C=C6)O)O)O | 578.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNC-1985-7-812 |
| Procyanidin B2, (+)- | 122738 | Click to see C1C(C(OC2=C1C(=CC(=C2C3C(C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C34)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)O)C6=CC(=C(C=C6)O)O)O | 578.50 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0182-3 https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNB-1985-0630 https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNC-1985-7-812 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins | |||||
| 2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)chroman-3,5,7-triol | 1203 | Click to see C1C(C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O | 290.27 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNB-1985-0630 |
| Epicatechin | 72276 | Click to see C1C(C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O | 290.27 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-3835(93)90031-4 https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNB-1985-0630 https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNC-1985-7-812 https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0182-3 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Stilbenes / Stilbene glycosides | |||||
| (2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[2-[(2S)-1-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)propan-2-yl]-4-(3-hydroxypropyl)-6-methoxyphenoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 159325252 | Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)C(CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC)CO)CCCO | 524.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-007-0182-3 |
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