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  Asohk Leuang (Yellow Ashoka)

 

Thailand

Asohk Leuang, i.e. ‘Yellow Asoka’, is  a tree with the botanical name Saraca thaipingensis and is commonly known as Yellow Asoka. It is native to Southeast Asia, belongs to the family Fabaceae, and it bears yellow flowers.

 

The seed pods of Asohk Leuang are flat, elongated, leathery legumes about 10–20 cm long that mature from green to dark reddish brown, sometimes deepening to brownish-black as they dry.

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  Asohk Leuang (Yellow Ashoka)