Mazhar Botanic Garden

Saraca thaipingensis Cantley ex Prain

Yellow Saraca

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001330
Common name: Yellow Saraca
English name: Yellow Ashoka
Native: Southeast Asia
Country: Malaysia Myanmar Southeast Asia Thailand
(PGR): Cultivated plant

Evergreen tree grows 15-20 m high, 40 cm in diameters leaves compound 4-8 pairs, leaflets 7-30 cm long, young leaves flush white, pink or purple hanging in soft, tassel-like drooping clusters before turning green flowers yellow turning orange and age to red fruit pods flat, thick, woody, curved oblong 15-45 cm long, 4-10 cm wide

Ornamental tree. Landscaping. Traditional medicine. Ecological and wildlife

Saraca cauliflora Baker

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Texture: Chalk Heavy clay Sandy loam
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: None
Water Sources: Well water
Climates: Mediterranean Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Late spring
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 5.5-7.0

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