Saraca asoca
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Saraca asoca
(Roxb.) W. J. de Wilde
| Ordre | Fabales |
|---|---|
| Famille | Fabaceae |
| Genre | Saraca |
2n =
Origine :
sauvage et cultivé
| Français | |
|---|---|
| Anglais |
Résumé des usages
- arbre sacré pour Bouddhistes et Hindouistes
- ornemental, arbre d'alignement
- arbre d'ombrage
- bois d'œuvre
- médicinal
- fruit : substitut de noix d'arec
- fruit : fourrage
Sommaire
Description
Noms populaires
| français | ||
| anglais | Sita ashok, sorrowless tree | |
| allemand | ||
| néerlandais | ||
| espagnol | ||
| portugais | ||
| chinois | (Flora of China) | |
| sanscrit | अशोक - aṡoka (Monier-Williams) | |
| hindi | सीता अशोक - sita ashok, अशोक - ashok (Flowers of India) ; asok, ashoka (Wealth of India) | |
| bengali | asok, ashoka (Wealth of India) | |
| marathi | jasundi (Flowers of India) ; ashoka, jasundi (Wealth of India) | |
| gujerati | ashopalava (Flowers of India) ; ashopalava, asupala | |
| telugu | asokamu (Flowers of India) ; asoka, kankeli, vanjulamu (Wealth of India) | |
| tamoul | அசோகம் - asogam (Flowers of India) ; asogam (Wealth of India) | |
| kannada | ಅಚಂಗೆ, ಆಚಂಗೆ - achange, ಅಚೆಂಗ - achenga, ಅಶೋಕ - ashoka, ಎಲಿಯಾಲ - eliyaala (Flowers of India) ; ahsunkar, asokadamara, kenkali, anchange (Wealth of India) | |
| malayalam | hemapushpam (Flowers of India) ; asokam, hemapushpam, vanjulam (Wealth of India) | |
| odia | oshoko (Wealth of India) | |
| népalais | अशोक - ashok, अशौ - ashau (Flowers of India) | |
| khasi | dieng-ja-mar-aih, dieng-soh-kyrkha (Wealth of India) | |
| mizo | mualhawih (Flowers of India) | |
| Malacca | gapis, kapeh, sok, tagan, tengaban (Mansfeld) | |
| Birmanie | thawgabo, thawka (Mansfeld) |
Classification
Saraca asoca (Roxb.) W. J. de Wilde (1968)
basionyme :
- Jonesia asoca Roxb. (1795)
synonyme :
- Saraca indica auct. non L. (1767)
Cultivars
Histoire
Usages
Wild distribution: India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Andaman Isl., Laos, Thailand. In India and SE Asia cultivated. The tree belongs to the holy trees of Buddhism and Hinduism and serves ceremonial purposes. It is planted as an ornamental, as avenue tree, shade tree for coffee plantations, and as support for Piper nigrum L. as well as for medicinal purposes. Above all the bark, but also the leaves and flowers are used medicinally. The fruits serve as fodder or are chewed as a substitute for the betel nuts. The wood is utilized for house-building and for the manufacture of agricultural implement.
Mansfeld.
