Indian Coral Tree
Erythrina variegata
Also known as Tiger's claw
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About Indian Coral Tree
Erythrina variegata, commonly known as tiger's claw or Indian coral tree, is a species of Erythrina native to the tropical and subtropical regions of eastern Africa, the Indian subcontinent, northern Australia, and the islands of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean east to Fiji.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Erythrina variegata
- Genus
- Erythrina
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, China through Malaysia; introduced in Africa, Madagascar and Polynesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-July
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
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
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Indian Coral Tree belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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