Crimson Mortel Tree
Erythrina umbrosa
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- January-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Erythrina umbrosa
- Genus
- Erythrina
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Planted
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Neotropics
- Distribution
- Planted in tropics
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Kerala, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Telangana, Meghalaya, Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Mizoram, Punjab, Assam, Goa, Jharkhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-February
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 Crimson Mortel Tree 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 Crimson Mortel Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Crimson Mortel Tree
Crimson Mortel Tree (Erythrina umbrosa) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka and 21 other states. It is planted. Flowering and fruiting run from January to February.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Crimson Mortel Tree belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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