Handkerchief Tree (2095638102)

Description:

Description: Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Willd. sar-AK-a -- from the Indian (Sanskrit) vernacular word for this plant.. Dave's Botanary ¿ ah-SOW-kah ? -- derived from Sanskrit asoka (without grief or sorrow) commonly known as: ashoka tree, handkerchief tree, sorrowless tree • Assamese: অশোক ashoka • Bengali: অশোক ashoka • Gujarati: અશોક ashok • Hindi: अशोक ashok • Kannada: ಅಶೋಕ ashoka • Konkani: असोक asok • Malayalam: അശോകം ashokam • Marathi: अशोक ashok • Mizo: mual-hawih • Nepali: अशोक ashok • Oriya: ଅଙ୍ଗନାପ୍ରିଯ anganapriya, ଅଶୋକ asoka, ଦୋହଳୀ dohali, କଙ୍କେଳ kankela • Pali: अशोक ashoka • Sanskrit: अशोक ashoka • Tamil: அசோகம் ashokam, அசோகு ashoku • Telugu: అశోకము asokamu, వంజులము vanjulamu • Tibetan: a so ka, my nan med Native to: India, Myanmar and Malaya References: Flowers of India • Wikipedia • NPGS / GRIN • ENVIS - FRLHT. Date: 8 December 2007, 09:27. Source: Handkerchief Tree. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.