✿Caesalpiniaceae · Saraca
Yellow Saraca
Saraca thaipingensis
Treeoutdoor
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Saraca thaipingensis
- Genus
- Saraca
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Yellow Saraca itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Yellow Saraca itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- স্বর্ণ অশোক
About Yellow Saraca
Yellow Saraca (Saraca thaipingensis) is a tree in the Caesalpiniaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It grows in moist deciduous forests.
Botanical family
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Yellow Saraca belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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