Saraca L. is a genus in the family Fabaceae (legume family) of about seventy plant species of tree native to the lands from India, China and Ceylon to Malaysia and Celebes.The trees are grown in distinctly warm humid climates, and prefer a moist well-drained soil with plenty of organic matter. They can also be grown within greenhouses. The trees themselves are grown for their upturned flowers which have clusters in yellow, orange or red.