About purple coraltree
Erythrina fusca is a species of flowering tree in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is known by many common names, including purple coraltree, gallito, bois immortelle, bucayo, and the more ambiguous "bucare" and "coral bean". E. fusca has the widest distribution of any Erythrina species; it is the only one found in both the New and Old World. It grows on coasts and along rivers in tropical Asia, Oceania, the Mascarene Islands, Madagascar, Africa, and the Neotropics. The easy-to-grow and attractive flowering tree is cultivated as an ornamental shade and hedge plant. It is a common shade tree in cacao plantations. It attracts hummingbirds, which pollinate its flowers. E. fusca is the official flower of the Venezuelan state of Trujillo.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Erythrina fusca
- Genus
- Erythrina
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Mostly planted and in wild along banks of rivers
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia, West Indies and America
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Bengali
- কাঁটা মান্দার
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
purple coraltree belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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