Pangara / Indian Coral Tree
Erythrina variegata
Also known as Tiger's Claw
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- February-July
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Erythrina variegata
- Genus
- Erythrina
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, China through Malaysia; introduced in Africa, Madagascar and Polynesia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Odisha, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-July
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- TrifoliaterecordedA compound leaf made of exactly three leaflets.“The leaves are pinnate with a 20 cm (7.9 in) petiole and three leaflets, each leaflet up to 20 cm (7.9 in) long and broad.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pangara 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 Pangara itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Pangara पंगार, dadap
- Bengali
- পারিজাত
- Tamil
- கல்யாண முருஂகை Kalyana murungai, முள்முருக்கு, கலியாண முருங்கை
- Telugu
- వాజ్యపుచెట్టు, ముల్లుమోదుగ
- Kannada
- ಹಾರಿಯಾಳ Haariyaala, ಹಾರುವಾಳ Haaruvaala, ಹಾರುವಾಣ Haaruvaana
- Malayalam
- മുരിക്ക് Murikku, മുരിക്ക്, മുൾമുരിക്ക്
- Marathi
- पांगारा Pangara, पांगारा
About Pangara
A member of the Fabaceae family, Indian Coral Tree (Erythrina variegata) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and 17 other states. It grows in dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to July.
Uses
It is long used in traditional medicine, planted as an ornamental and harvested for fodder. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice. Parts of this plant are reported as poisonous — treat it as unsafe to eat and wash your hands after handling.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Pangara belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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