Saraca declinata, the red saraca or sorrowless tree, is a tree in genus Saraca belonging to the family Fabaceae.[2][3] The species is found both in Thailand and Burma,[4] and has been introduced in Ceylon. In Cambodia, it is called Cheay Sbay (lit.'Veil rim' - Khmer: ជាយស្បៃ) or Kam roteh thum (កាំរទេះធំ).

Red saraca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Saraca
Species:
S. declinata
Binomial name
Saraca declinata
Synonyms[2]
  • Jonesia declinata Jack
  • Jonesia javanica Blume ex Miq.
  • Jonesia macroptera Miq.
  • Jonesia palembanica Miq.
  • Saraca biglandulosa Pierre
  • Saraca crassifolia Ridl.
  • Saraca elegans Ridl.
  • Saraca elmeri Ridl.
  • Saraca lanceolata Merr.
  • Saraca longistyla Ridl.
  • Saraca macroptera Miq.
  • Saraca macroptera var. parviflora Prain
  • Saraca obtusifolia Miq.
  • Saraca palembanica (Miq.) Baker
  • Saraca thorelii Gagnep.
  • Saraca zollingeriana Miq.
J. van Aken: Saraca declinata (Jack) Miquel, around 1865.

References

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  1. IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2020). "Saraca declinata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T170271164A170271166. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T170271164A170271166.en. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Saraca declinata (Jack) Miq". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  3. "Saraca declinata (Jack) Miq". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  4. 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.