Saraca thaipingensis | |
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Flowers | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Genus: | Saraca |
Species: | S. thaipingensis
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Binomial name | |
Saraca thaipingensis Cantley
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Saraca thaipingensis is a tree species native to southeast Asia in the family Fabaceae. [2] [3] It has yellow flowers, borne on old wood, and is grown as an ornamental for floral effect. Common names include yellow ashoka and yellow saraca. [2] [3]
Saraca thaipingensis was first described by Nathaniel Cantley in 1897. [4] [5] [1]