✿Fabaceae · Erythrina
Dhaul Dhak / Corky Coral Tree
Erythrina suberosa
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- February-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Erythrina suberosa
- Genus
- Erythrina
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Odisha
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-June
- 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 Dhaul Dhak 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 Dhaul Dhak itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- धौल ढाक Dhaul dhak
- Nepali
- फलेदो
- Bengali
- রক্তমন্দার Raktamandar
- Tamil
- கிஞ்சுகம் Kincukam, முருக்கு மரம் murukku maram
- Telugu
- బలభద్రిక Balabhadrika
- Kannada
- Halivana, Keechige, Mandara
- Malayalam
- Nimbataru, Paribhadram
- Marathi
- पांगारा Pangara
About Dhaul Dhak
Corky Coral Tree (Erythrina suberosa) is a tree in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana and 10 other states. It grows in deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to June.
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Dhaul Dhak belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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