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
(Jack) Miq.
Synonyms

Saraca cauliflora

Saraca declinata, the red saraca or sorrowless tree, is a tree in genus Saraca belonging to the family Fabaceae.

The species is found both in Thailand and Burma,[1] and has been introduced in Ceylon.

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.