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One shop word, more than one plantAshoka is not a species.
Ashoka is a shop word for more than one tree. True asoka is Saraca asoca, a pinnate sacred tree with orange clusters on old wood. Avenue false ashoka is Monoon longifolium (older books: Polyalthia longifolia). This page will not pick a winner.
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- Asogam · Saraca asoca
Saraca asoca — asogam, orange-red flowers on old wood. The bark-list tree.
- Nettilingam · Monoon longifolium
Monoon longifolium — nettilingam, the columnar weeping avenue.
This word names more than one plant, so check the botanical name before you buy or use it. If the plant you meant is not listed, we have not written it yet. Educational only. Not medical advice and not a shop.