• Family : FABACEAE
  (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
• Subfamily : Faboideae
• Species : Erythrina variegata
• Variety : orientalis
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Erythrina variegata L.
• Common name : Indian Coral Tree
• Vernacular name : Pharad, Pangra, Dadp, Pankara (Hin.); Harivana (Kan.); Kalyana-murungai (Tam.); Mulla moduga, Badisa, Bedita, Baridamu (Tel.); Chavuldhua, Paladhua (Ori.); Paribhadrika (San.)
• Habit : Tree
• Flower, Fruit : March-July
• Comments : Often in plains of deciduous forests and sometimes planted in large numbers in coffee estates.
• Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
• Distribution Locality : Dharmapuri district, Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Yercaud Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State); Visakhapatnam district, Srikakulam district, Nellore district (Andhra Pradesh State); Khurda district, Nayagarh district, Kandhamal district, Ganjam district (Odisha State)
• World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, China, through Malesia; Introduced in Africa, Madagascar, Polynesia
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Erythrina variegata var. orientalis. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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