Mazhar Botanic Garden

Saraca declinata (Jack) Miq

Red Saraca Sorrowless tree Ashoka tree

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Saraca
Species: declinata
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000188
English name: Red Saraca, Sorrowless tree, Ashoka tree
Arabic name: ساراكا حمراء
Native: Burma, Ceylon
Country: Burma
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen tree up to 10 m  tall leaves compound, drooping, young leaves deep pink, leaflets oblong flowers roundish petals and long stamens fruits flattened woody pods

ornamental plant. The flowers are sometimes used in the preparation of soups. Seeds edible

Saraca cauliflora  Baker

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Texture: Moist
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds. Air layering.
Flowering time: Late spring

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