Saraca declinata

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Red Saraca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Tribe: Detarieae
Genus: Saraca
Species: S. declinata
Binomial name
Saraca declinata
(Jack) Miq.

Red Saraca, (Saraca declinata (Jack) Miq.) is the provincial tree of Yala province, Thailand. It belongs to the legume family.

The species is found both in Thailand and Myanmar, and has been introduced in Ceylon.

[edit] References

  • Kress, W. John, DeFilipps, Robert A., Farr, Ellen, & Kyi, Daw Yin Yin. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs, and Climbers of Myanmar. Washington, D. C.: National Museum of Natural History.


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