Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Fabales > Fabaceae > Erythrina > Erythrina variegata

Erythrina variegata (Indian Coral Tree; tiger's claw; Immortelle; Nourouc; Motel; Arbre a Corail; Amapola; Thorny Dadap; Pignon d'Inde; Murungu; Murukku; Mullu-murukku; Mourouque; Mourouc; Mouroque; Mapoleona; Immortel Grand; Holocauste; Easter Flower; Dabdab; Bois Inmortel Vrai; Atae)

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Language: Hindi; Sinhala

Wikipedia Abstract

Erythrina orientalis is a plant species in the genus Erythrina. This plant is a climbing herb that grows up to 6 m long, and has compound leaves with petioles that are 5–6 cm long. Its leaflets emerge in groups of three, and are 7–9 cm long and 5–8 cm wide. The plant's young leaves, flowers and pods are consumed as vegetables. The pterocarpan orientanol A can be isolated from the wood of E. orientalis. The pterocarpans orientanol B and C, folitenol and erythrabyssin II, the pterocarpene erycristagallin and the prenylated isoflavone bidwillol A can be isolated from the roots.
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Infraspecies

Erythrina variegata var. alba
Erythrina variegata var. orientalis

Attributes

Air Quality Improvement [1]  None
Allergen Potential [1]  Medium
Carbon Capture [1]  Low
Shade Percentage [1]  80 %
Temperature Reduction [1]  Low
Wind Reduction [1]  Medium-Low
Leaf Type [2]  Deciduous
Lifespan [3]  Perennial
Specific Gravity [4]  0.28
Structure [2]  Tree
Height [1]  33 feet (10.2 m)
Width [1]  27 feet (8.3 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 10 Low Temperature: 30 F° (-1.1 C°) → 40 F° (4.4 C°)
Hardiness Zone Maximum [1]  USDA Zone: 11 Low Temperature: 40 F° (4.4 C°) → 50 F° (10 C°)
Water Use [1]  Moderate to Low

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Kakadu National Park II 4744348 Northern Territory, Australia
Pulu Keeling National Park II 6469 Cocos (Keeling) Islands    

Predators

External References

USDA Plant Profile

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Citations

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♦ 3USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0