Scientific Name :
Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd.
Synonym :
Jonesia asoca Roxb.
Saraca confusa (Hassk.) Backer
Common Name : Ashok tree, Sita Ashok, Jasundi.
Plant Family : Fabaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : January to May
Flower Colour : Orange red
Description : Height: Upto 10 m
Stem: Black and rough
Leaves: Paripinnate, leaflets lanceolate, oblong, acute apex, intrapetiolar stipules, drooping branches, reddish colour young leaves
Flowers: Bracteate, calyx petaloid tubular, petals 0, anthers versatile, stigma capitate
Inflorescence : Corymbs
Fruits: Pods compressed, apiculate
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : TL
Distribution Range : E. Pakistan to Myanmar and Sri Lanka.
Uses : It is useful in women related problems bleeding hemorrhoids, leucorrhoea
Bark is astringent used in uterus infections.
