About December Tree
Erythrina subumbrans, common names Tton Tong or Dadap, is a flowering plant species in the genus Erythrina. The pterocarpans phaseolin, erybraedins A and B are found in the stems of E. subumbrans.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Erythrina subumbrans
- Genus
- Erythrina
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Open forests
- Native to
- Malesia
- Distribution
- India, Malaysia
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- Erabudu, Eramudu, Muruinja
- Malayalam
- തണൽമുരിക്ക്, Erythrina subumbrans

Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
December Tree belongs to the Fabaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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