Saraca indica
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Saraca indica, Linn. A medium-sized tree: lfts. 6-12, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, acute or obtuse, 3-9 in. long, entire, short-petioled: fls. orange-red, fragrant, collected in compact, roundish panicles which are shorter than the lvs.; stamens usually 6 or 7, inserted on the fleshy annular ring at the summit of the calyx-tube; style long, curved: bracts red, appearing as a calyx: pod 4-10 in. long, 4-8-seeded; seeds oblong, compressed, 1 1/2 in. long. India and Malaya. B.M. 3018 (as Jonesia Asoca). —It has flowered well with greenhouse treatment at height of 4 ft. It is suitable for outdoor planting only in tropical regions. Intro. into S. Fla. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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