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(Upload on February 11 2019) [ 日本語 | English ]

Saraca L. (ムユウジュ) Muyuuju (ムユウジュ, 無憂樹/無憂華/無憂花), Asoka tree or sorrowless tree 阿輸迦ノ木(アソカノキ/アショーカノキ), 阿輸迦樹(アショーカジュ) Subfamily Caesalpinioideae (⇒ Detarioideae) Lifeform: evergreen or deciduous short tree, with 7-8 m in height Distribution: India - southeastern Asia Habitat: seasonally dry tropical forests

Use: street tree, furniture, architectural material, etc., medicine (bark) ☛ the three spiritual trees for Buddhism (仏教三霊樹) Synonyms: Saraca indica auct. non L.

Saraca asoca grown in Japan

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[1-3] at the greenhouse of Kyoto Botanical Gardens in western Japan on March 12 2026.