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Internal ID UUID643fd6d12d2bd888089827
Scientific name Saraca indica
Authority L.
First published in Mant. Pl.: 98 (1767)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Saraca bijuga Prain J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist.66: 214 (1897)
Saraca harmandiana Pierre Fl. Forest. Cochinch.: t. 387B (1899)
Saraca indica var. bijuga (Prain) Gagnep.
Saraca indica var. zollingeriana (Miq.) Gagnep.
Saraca minor Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind.1(1): 84 (1855)
Saraca pierreana Craib Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew1928: 64 (1928)
Jonesia minor Zoll. & Moritzi Natuur- Geneesk. Arch. Ned.-Indië3: 80 (1846)
Jonesia pinnata Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 2: 287 (1799)
Saraca kunstleri Prain J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist.66: 213 (1897)
Saraca arborescens Burm.f. Fl. Indica: 85 (1768)
Saraca lobbiana Baker J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India2: 272 (1878)
Saraca minor var. bijuga Prain
Saraca zollingeriana sensu Prain, non Miq.

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Language Common/alternative name
English yellow ashok
English yellow saraca
Arabic ساراكة هندية
Bulgarian индийска сарака
Bengali অশোক
Indonesian ganda puspa
Kannada ಅಶೋಕ ಮರ
Russian Сарака индийская
Urdu اشوک (درخت)
Vietnamese vàng anh lá bé
Chinese 印度无忧花
Chinese 中南无忧花
Chinese 无忧花
Chinese 印度无忧树
Chinese 無忧花

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- Native
  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northern Africa
      • Egypt
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Zaïre
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Bangladesh
      • Sri Lanka
    • Indo-China
      • Andaman Islands
      • Laos
      • Myanmar
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Jawa
      • Malaya
      • Sumatera

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000170646
UNII 06C426Z676
Tropicos 13047914
INPN 447047
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:517899-1
The Plant List ild-1691
Open Tree Of Life 82405
NCBI Taxonomy 509014
IUCN Red List 170270761
IPNI 517899-1
iNaturalist 344310
GBIF 5359538
EPPO SBRAS
EOL 638557
USDA GRIN 33115
Wikipedia Saraca_indica

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Pest categorisation of Pestalotiopsis disseminata Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Migheli Q, Vloutoglou I, Gobbi A, Maiorano A, Pautasso M, Reignault PL EFSA J 19-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10728885
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8494
PMID:38116101
Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Adhatoda vasica leaf extract and its application in photocatalytic degradation of dyes Chaudhari RK, Shah PA, Shrivastav PS Discov Nano 30-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10616034
doi:10.1186/s11671-023-03914-5
PMID:37903994
Effects of natural products on polycystic ovary syndrome: From traditional medicine to modern drug discovery Jung W, Choi H, Kim J, Kim J, Kim W, Nurkolis F, Kim B Heliyon 11-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10589870
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20889
PMID:37867816
A lexical review on Vishaghna Dravyas of Kaideva Nighantu Yadav S, Sharma A, Vishnoi R, Rani J Ayu 02-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10468017
doi:10.4103/ayu.ayu_199_22
PMID:37655171
An ethnobotanical survey on phytomedicines based on traditional knowledge in the Barpeta district, Assam, India Bhattacharjya DK, Akhtar J, Deka P, Bharadwaj A J Ayurveda Integr Med 19-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10371788
doi:10.1016/j.jaim.2023.100763
PMID:37478633
Pharmacotherapy for Infertility in Ghana: A Prospective Study on Prescription Patterns and Treatment Outcomes among Women undergoing Fertility Treatment Arhin SM, Mensah KB, Agbeno EK, Henneh IT, Azize DA, Boateng A, Opoku-Agyeman K, Ansah C Curr Ther Res Clin Exp 02-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10372179
doi:10.1016/j.curtheres.2023.100711
PMID:37519419
Antioxidant activity of mycelia methanolic extracts of endophytic fungi BvFV and BvFIX isolated from leaves of Bauhinia variegata de Freitas Pires DG, de Araújo LM, Mesquita PG, Neves FD, Borin MD Front Fungal Biol 02-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC10512253
doi:10.3389/ffunb.2022.1048734
PMID:37746214
Assessing the Cooling and Air Pollution Tolerance among Urban Tree Species in a Tropical Climate Yarnvudhi A, Leksungnoen N, Andriyas T, Tor-Ngern P, Premashthira A, Wachrinrat C, Marod D, Hermhuk S, Pattanakiat S, Nakashizuka T, Kjelgren R Plants (Basel) 13-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9698331
doi:10.3390/plants11223074
PMID:36432803
Bioengineering of CuO porous (nano)particles: role of surface amination in biological, antibacterial, and photocatalytic activity Bagherzadeh M, Safarkhani M, Ghadiri AM, Kiani M, Fatahi Y, Taghavimandi F, Daneshgar H, Abbariki N, Makvandi P, Varma RS, Rabiee N Sci Rep 12-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9467996
doi:10.1038/s41598-022-19553-2
PMID:36097028
Pest categorisation of Colletotrichum aenigma , C. alienum , C. perseae , C. siamense and C. theobromicola Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Migheli Q, Vloutoglou I, Czwienczek E, Maiorano A, Streissl F, Reignault PL EFSA J 25-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9405523
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7529
PMID:36034322
2-Dimensional in vitro culture assessment of ovarian cancer cell line using cost effective silver nanoparticles from Macrotyloma uniflorum seed extracts Lavudi K, Harika VS, Kokkanti RR, Patchigolla S, Sinha A, Patnaik S, Penchalaneni J Front Bioeng Biotechnol 16-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9425338
doi:10.3389/fbioe.2022.978846
PMID:36051584
Green Route Synthesis and Characterization Techniques of Silver Nanoparticles and Their Biological Adeptness Sharma NK, Vishwakarma J, Rai S, Alomar TS, AlMasoud N, Bhattarai A ACS Omega 25-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9366950
doi:10.1021/acsomega.2c01400
PMID:35967040
Biomimetic Nanomaterials: Diversity, Technology, and Biomedical Applications Gareev KG, Grouzdev DS, Koziaeva VV, Sitkov NO, Gao H, Zimina TM, Shevtsov M Nanomaterials (Basel) 20-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9316400
doi:10.3390/nano12142485
PMID:35889709
Commodity risk assessment of Acer palmatum plants grafted on Acer davidii from China Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Battisti A, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Iacopetti G, Mikulová A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Stergulc F, Gonthier P EFSA J 12-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9096882
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7298
PMID:35592020
Plant-Based Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles and Theranostic Applications: A Review Muddapur UM, Alshehri S, Ghoneim MM, Mahnashi MH, Alshahrani MA, Khan AA, Iqubal SM, Bahafi A, More SS, Shaikh IA, Mannasaheb BA, Othman N, Maqbul MS, Ahmad MZ Molecules 18-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8875495
doi:10.3390/molecules27041391
PMID:35209180

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