'' L. is a Genus in the Family Fabaceae ( Legume family) of about eleven Plant Species of Tree native to the lands from India and Ceylon to Malaysia and Celebes .
Most species of ''Saraca'' are Tree s characteristic of particular streams. The species '' Saraca Asoca '' is believed to be the tree under which Buddha was born. Red Saraca is the provincial tree of Yala Province , Thailand .
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- Mabberley, D. J. (1987). ''The Plant Book: A Portable Dictionary of the Higher Plants''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press . ISBN 0-521-34060-8.
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