Fabaceae · Erythrina

Erabudu / December Tree

Erythrina subumbrans

Tree
Habit
Tree
Found in India
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
Flowering
August-May

Plant Details

Scientific name
Erythrina subumbrans
Genus
Erythrina
Family
Fabaceae
Habit
Tree
Habitat
Open forests
Habitat type
Forest
Native to
Malesia
Distribution
India, Malaysia
Found in India
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
Flowering & fruiting
August-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
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Erabudu 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 Erabudu itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.

Local Names

Tamil
Erabudu, Eramudu, Muruinja
Malayalam
തണൽമുരിക്ക്, Erythrina subumbrans

About Erabudu

December Tree (Erythrina subumbrans) is a tree in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. It grows in open forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to May.

Illustration representing the Fabaceae family
Botanical family

Fabaceae

Legume/Bean family

Erabudu belongs to the Fabaceae family.

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