Saraca declinata (Jack) Miq. submission AS5 March22

[Ashutosh Sharma]

Respected members,

Here's a new addition to our website.

Saraca declinata (Jack) Miq.

Common Name - Red Saraca, Thai Ashok

Family - Fabaceae

Photographed in cultivation at Lalbagh Botanical Garden, Bengaluru, Karnataka

In February 2022

With best regards

Ashutosh Sharma

[Ashutosh Sharma]

Adding some more images

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Ashutosh ji, for the wonderful details.

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Thanks Garg ji

With best regards

Ashutosh Sharma

[J.M. Garg]

Hi, Ashutosh ji,

How is it different from images at Saraca thaipingensis ?

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[J.M. Garg]

Any views, Ashutosh ji?

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[Aarti S. Khale]

Garg Ji,

I had similar thoughts.

Since I have covered Lalbagh Gardens a number of times during my visits to Bangalore.

As also Raman Ji.

Regards,

Aarti

[J.M. Garg]

I think appears to be S.indica as per 
Comparison of Similar Looking Plants Saraca declinata, Saraca indica and Saraca thaipingensis   
Comparative morphological study of three species of Saraca L. (Fabaceae)

You can also check the ovary character, if possible as per keys (from the high res. images) from above at 
The key was prepared based on the percent of correlation of marker characters of studied species and which also follow the traditional method of key construction. The key is given below.

1A. Ovary surface glabrous; floral bract large, 29.19 ± 2.6 mm; pollen surface psilate, exine sparsely perforated …… Saraca thaipingensis.

1B. Ovary surface hairy; floral bract small, 2.3–2.8 mm; pollen surface rugulate …..…… 2

2A. Apical hood present on anther; stomata anisocytic; Floral bract deciduous; inflorescence large, 20–30 cm, bract 1; annulus 0.51–0.71 µm, pollen surface micro rugulate .….. Saraca declinata

2B. Apical hood absent on anther; Floral bract persistent; inflorescence small, 1–5 cm, bract 2; annulus 1.7–2.1 µm, pollen surface macro rugulate ..….….. Saraca indica

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[J.M. Garg]

Any views, Ashutosh ji

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[J.M. Garg]

On Tue, 12 Apr 2022 at 18:01, J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:

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[Ashutosh Sharma]

Respected Garg ji,

Sorry for delayed response as i was earlier busy with field work. After detailed analysis and comparing with available keys and images i am also of the view it is Saraca indica L., thanks for your keen observation and thus correcting identity. It was actually misidentified and labelled as S. declinata at Lalbagh BG which i blindly trusted.

I am attaching here some more images showing a comparison collage with S. thaipingensis and S. indica bracteole which is one of the easy key characteristic to distinguish between the three species i.e. S. indica, S. declinata and S. thaipingensis.

Also find attached a paper showing detailed differences between these three species.

With best regards

Ashutosh Sharma

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Ashutosh ji

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