Purple Coraltree
Erythrina fusca
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, West Bengal
- Flowering
- January-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Erythrina fusca
- Genus
- Erythrina
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Mostly planted and in wild along banks of rivers
- Habitat type
- Wetland, Cultivated
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia, West Indies and America
- Found in India
- Karnataka, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Purple Coraltree itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Redrecorded
- Fruit type
- LegumerecordedA dry pod that splits open along two seams (typical of the pea/bean family).“Its legume pods reach 20 centimetres (7.9 in) in length and contain dark brown seeds.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Purple Coraltree itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- কাঁটা মান্দার
About Purple Coraltree
Purple coraltree (Erythrina fusca) is a tree in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and West Bengal. It grows in mostly planted and in wild along banks of rivers. Flowering and fruiting run from January to May.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Purple Coraltree belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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