Saraca asoca Ashok Ashoka | Dava Bazaar in India

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Saraca asoca

Scientific Name and Description

Saraca asoca (ROXB.) DE WILDE

Herb Family

Fabaceae

Plant type

Tree

Plant Synonyms

Saraca indica AUCT. NON L.
Jonesia asoca Roxb.
Jonesia confusa Hassk.
Jonesia pinnata Willd.
Saraca confusa (Hassk.) Backer
Saraca indica sensu Bedd., non L.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English	asoka
Hindi	anganapriya, ashok, ashoka, asok, asoka
Kannada	abhanga, achanga, achenge, akshath, akshatha, aksunkara, asage, asaje, asanke, ashanke, ashoka, ashoka mara, ashokada mara, ashuge, ashunkar, asoka, asokada, gandha pushpi, hashige, jaasundi, jassoondie, kankelli, kempuchinnadeke gida, kengalimara, kenkali, kenkali mara, kenkalimara, kusge, kusgemara, seethe mara
Malayalam	ashokam, asjogam, asogam, asoka, asokam, hemapushpam, vanculam, vanjulam
Marathi	ashoka, asok, jasundi, tamada ashok
Sanskrit	anganapriya, apashoka, ashoka, asoka, asokah, chakraguchha, chitra, dohali, doshahari, gandapushpa, gandhapushpa, gatasoka, gatasokah, hemapushpa, hemapuspa, kankali, kankeli, kankelih, kankelli, kantacharandohada, kantangharidohadah, karnapura, karnapuraka, kelika, krimikaraka, madhupushpa, madhupuspah, nata, palladru, pindapushpa, pindipushpa, prapallava, raktapallava, raktapallavah, rama, rogitaru, shhaya, shokaharta, shokanasha, smaradhivasa, smaradhivasah, sokanasanah, strinirikshanadohada, subhaga, tamrapallava, vajula, vamanghrighataka, vamankayatana, vanjuladrumah, vanjuldruma, vichitra, vichitrah, vishoka, vitashoka
Tamil	acoka, acoka maram, acokam, acokam, acokataru, acokaturu, acoku, acunam, acunam, anagam, ankanappiriyam, asavu, ashoka pattai, asogam, asogu, asogy, asoka, asoka pattai, ayil, ayil, ayil pattai, cacupam, cakam, cakam,cakkarakuccam, caricam, caripam, centu, ceyalai, cincupam, cittirakaranam, cittiram, cittiram, cokam, emaputbam, emaputpam, iravatam, iravattam, kakoli, kakorini, kakorinimaram, kamukam, kamukam , kamukamaram, kankeli, kankeli, kankeli, kankoli, kannapuram, karcokam, kattutonimaram, kattuttoni, kelikam, kelikomaram, kopikam, kopikamnettilink, nettilinkam, nettilinki, nettilinku, nettulinkam, pallavattiru, pallavattirumaram, pallavttirumaram, pintaputpam, pintitam, pintitam aram, malaikarunai, pintitamaram, pirakipattikam, pitam, pitam 1, ravatam, sasubam, tamirapallavam, tamirapalliyam, tamirapalliyamaram, tokali, vacciram, vanculam, vantiputpam, vicokam, vitacokam, yukapatrikai, yukapattirikai malaikkarunai, malaikkoran, mati, mati
Telugu	ashokamu, asogam, asoka, asokamanu, asokamu, seethamma asokamu, vanjalamu, vanjulamu
Tibetan	a so ka, my nan med, mya-nan-med
Common name	ashoka tree