''Saraca thaipingensis'' is a tree species native to
southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...
in the family
Fabaceae
Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,[International Code of Nomen ...](_blank)
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[ It has yellow flowers, borne on old wood, and is grown as an ornamental for floral effect. Common names include yellow ashoka and yellow saraca.][
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Taxonomy
''Saraca thaipingensis'' was first described by Nathaniel Cantley in 1897.[
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References
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thaipingensis
Flora of tropical Asia
Plants described in 1897
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