The Saraca is a group of legume trees that delight me. Frankly, I am not so into trees compared to shrubs. But this group of handkerchief trees have amazingly beautiful cauliflorus flowers that grow from the trunk and branches.The 3 that I know of are Saraca cauliflora (formerly S. thaipingensis) with yellow flowers, S. indica with red flowers and S. declinata with intermediate coloured flowers.
It is not difficult for one to appreciate the cluster of Ixora-like flowers with long stamens. For this S. declinata, the light orange flowers turn into an attractive pinkish orange tone over time.
