As recorded for Tiger Wood
Erythrina standleyana
Tiger Wood
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Central America
- Flowering
- January-March
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range does not include India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Mexico to Guatemala, W. Cuba. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
- Recorded habitat
- Planted
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How to identify Tiger Wood
Identify Tiger Wood by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate (three leaflets).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Red.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-March.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Tiger Wood.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Erythrina standleyana
- Genus
- Erythrina
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Planted
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Central America
- Distribution
- Planted in tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-March
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Tiger Wood itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Redrecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Tiger Wood itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Tiger Wood
Tiger Wood (Erythrina standleyana) is a tree in the Fabaceae family. It is native to Central America. It is planted. Flowering and fruiting run from January to March.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Tiger Wood belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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