Ashoka tree

...It is one of the sacred trees of Buddhism, belonging to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the family Fabaceae. There is a legend that Buddha was born under this tree, and it is also known as the Ashoka tree or Ashokaju. It is a tall tree that reaches a height of about 25 m. The leaves are pinnately compound with an even number of leaflets (6 to 12). The leaflets are leathery, glabrous, oblong, and about 3.5 cm long. The flowers, which often bloom from March to June, are clustered in short corymbs, 4 to 5 cm long. The calyx is long and tubular, with four lobes at the end, orange-yellow to scarlet, and without petals. The stamens are longer than the calyx and extend from the calyx tube, and there are eight of them. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions the "Ashoka Tree" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…仏教の聖木の一つで，マメ科ジャケツイバラ亜科に属する。釈迦がこの木の下で生まれたという伝説があり，アショーカノキ，アショーカジュの別名もある。高さ約25mに達する高木。葉は羽状複葉で，6～12枚の偶数個の小葉をつける。小葉は革質，無毛，長楕円形で長さ約3.5cm。花は3～6月に咲くことが多く，短い散房花序に集まってつき，長さ4～5cm。萼は長い管状で，先は4裂し，橙黄色から緋色，花弁はない。おしべは萼よりも長く，萼筒から伸び出しており，8本ある。…

※「アショーカ樹」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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