Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Erythrina herbacea
- Genus
- Erythrina
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Planted
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
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 Eastern Coral Bean itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Redrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Eastern Coral Bean itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- എറിത്രീന ഹെർബസീ, കോറൽ ബീൻ, ചെറോക്കീ ബീൻ, തെക്കൻ ലൂസിയാനയിൽ മാമൗ പ്ലാൻറ്
About Eastern Coral Bean
Eastern Coral Bean (Erythrina herbacea) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a tree. It is planted.
Uses
Locally it is long used in traditional medicine. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice. Parts of this plant are reported as poisonous — treat it as unsafe to eat and wash your hands after handling.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Eastern Coral Bean belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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