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'''''Saraca asoca''''' (the ''' | '''''Saraca asoca''''' (the '''Ashoka tree'''; lit., "sorrow-less") is a plant belonging to the [[Detarioideae]] subfamily of the [[Fabaceae|legume]] family.<ref>{{Citation |mode=cs1 |last1=de la Estrella |first1=Manuel |last2=Forest |first2=Félix |last3=Klitgård |first3=Bente |last4=Lewis |first4=Gwilym P. |last5=Mackinder |first5=Barbara A. |last6=de Queiroz |first6=Luciano P. |last7=Wieringa |first7=Jan J. |last8=Bruneau |first8=Anne |date=2018 |title=A new phylogeny-based tribal classification of subfamily Detarioideae, an early branching clade of florally diverse tropical arborescent legumes |journal=Scientific Reports |volume=8 |issue=1 |page=6884 |doi=10.1038/s41598-018-24687-3 |pmid=29720687 |pmc=5932001 |bibcode=2018NatSR...8.6884D |name-list-style=amp |doi-access=free }}</ref> It is an important tree in the cultural traditions of the [[Indian subcontinent]] and adjacent areas. | ||
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Saraca asoca (the Ashoka tree; lit., "sorrow-less") is a plant belonging to the Detarioideae subfamily of the legume family.[1] It is an important tree in the cultural traditions of the Indian subcontinent and adjacent areas.
References
- ↑ de la Estrella, Manuel; Forest, Félix; Klitgård, Bente; Lewis, Gwilym P.; Mackinder, Barbara A.; de Queiroz, Luciano P.; Wieringa, Jan J. & Bruneau, Anne (2018). "A new phylogeny-based tribal classification of subfamily Detarioideae, an early branching clade of florally diverse tropical arborescent legumes". Scientific Reports. 8 (1): 6884. Bibcode:2018NatSR...8.6884D. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-24687-3. PMC 5932001. PMID 29720687.