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Ashok 
| Local Name |
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Ashok |
| Botanical Name |
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Saraca asoca (Roxb.) W.J.de Wilde |
| Common Name |
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Ashok |
| Family |
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Fabaceae |
| Distribution |
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The species is distributed in southern India, Odisha, Assam, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Madhya Pradesh, Peninsular India, Western Ghats, etc. It is also distributed in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Ceylon and Malaysia, etc |
| Habit |
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Tree |
| Short Description |
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It is a small tree with dark green, subsessile
leaves, leaflets oblong or oblong lanceolate. |
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Descriptions
It is a small tree with dark green, subsessile
leaves, leaflets oblong or oblong lanceolate. Flowers bright
and orange scarlet. Fruits pods oblique in both sides.
Use(s)
Bark is used to treat reproductive disorders in women.
