Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Papilionaceae | Genus: Erythrina | Species: Erythrina suberosa Roxb. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Erythrina alba Wight & Arn., Erythrina glabrescens (Prain) R.Parker |
Flower Color | Red - Pink |
| Common Name | Coral Trees, Pangra | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Coral Trees | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kurao Angouba | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to 1900 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit to 15 cm long, linear-falcate, torulose, follicular, with spongy packing between seeds; seeds 2-5, dark reddish-brown |
| Habitat | Occurs on hills and on moist slopes | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | India, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma, Thailand and Vietnam | Bark Details | Bark grey, corky, deeply cracked; branchlets tomentose |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous trees, to 10 m high, bark grey, corky, deeply cracked; branchlets tomentose, armed, leaves trifoliate, alternate; stipules about 5 mm long, lateral | Leaf Details | Leaves about 5 mm long, lateral, lanceolate; rachis 7.5-12.5 cm long, stout, puberulent, pulvinate; petiolule upto 10 mm; stipels gland like |
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