Saraca declinata

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Red saraca
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Saraca
Species:
S. declinata
Binomial name
Saraca declinata
Synonyms [2]
  • Jonesia declinataJack
  • Jonesia javanicaBlume ex Miq.
  • Jonesia macropteraMiq.
  • Jonesia palembanicaMiq.
  • Saraca biglandulosaPierre
  • Saraca crassifoliaRidl.
  • Saraca elegansRidl.
  • Saraca elmeriRidl.
  • Saraca lanceolataMerr.
  • Saraca longistylaRidl.
  • Saraca macropteraMiq.
  • Saraca macroptera var. parvifloraPrain
  • Saraca obtusifoliaMiq.
  • Saraca palembanica(Miq.) Baker
  • Saraca thoreliiGagnep.
  • Saraca zollingerianaMiq.

Saraca declinata, the red saraca or sorrowless tree, is a tree in genus Saraca belonging to the family Fabaceae . [2] [3] The species is found both in Thailand and Burma, [4] and has been introduced in Ceylon.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2020). "Saraca declinata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T170271164A170271166. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T170271164A170271166.en . Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Saraca declinata (Jack) Miq". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  3. "Saraca declinata (Jack) Miq". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  4. Kress, W. John, DeFilipps, Robert A., Farr, Ellen, & Kyi, Daw Yin Yin. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs, and Climbers of Myanmar. Washington, D. C.: National Museum of Natural History.
J. van Aken: Saraca declinata (Jack) Miquel, around 1865. Naturalis Biodiversity Center - L.0939532 - Aken, J. van - Saraca declinata (Jack) Miquel - Artwork.jpeg
J. van Aken: Saraca declinata (Jack) Miquel, around 1865.