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

Saraca L. (ムユウジュ) No Japanese name (tentative = ハナサカムユウジュ*. Phonological translation = サラカ・ディウェス), common saraca Subfamily Caesalpinioideae (⇒ Detarioideae) Lifeform: evergreen tree, with 5-20 m in height Distribution: southern China - Laos - Vietnam Habitat: forests, riversides, along valleys and by stream ☛ bark (樹皮)

Use: medicine (rheumatism) China: regarded as a sacred tree and planted at temples and other sacred sites because of its abundant flowering Agricultural and horticultural pests: host plant for scale insects Synonyms: Saraca chinensis Merr. et Chun

Saraca dives grown in Japan

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