Erythrina suberosa Roxb.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species : Erythrina suberosa
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Erythrina suberosa Roxb.
  • Common name : Corky Coral Tree
  • Vernacular name : Pangra, Dauldhak, Madar, Nasut, Mandar (Hin.); Mulmurgai (Tam.); Mulumodugu, Barjapu, Barijama, Mulla modugu (Tel.); Paldua, Chaldua, Balthia (Ori.)
  • Key identification features : A moderate size deciduous tree with small yellowish conical prickles covering the bark. Bark is corky, orange, tinged, with deep vertical cracks. Leaves are compound, having three leaflets and crowded at the branch ends. Leaflets are broader than long, rhomboid, with an entire margin. Flowers are bright red (about 3.5 cm) in fascicles. Flowering follows leaf-fall. Pod is long, tapering at both the ends. Seeds are 2-4.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : February-June
  • Comments : Occasional on moist hill slopes.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Srikakulam district, Visakhapatnam district, West Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State); Mehbubnagar district (Telangana State); Koraput district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • 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 et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.; Naidu, M.T, O.A. Kumar & M. Venkaiah (2015). Vascular plant diversity in the sacred grove of Modapalli in Viskhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(10): 7683-7690
  • 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 suberosa. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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