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 variegata L. |
Habit |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Erythrina indica Lam., Erythrina orientalis | Flower Color | Red - Pink |
| Common Name | Pangara, Tiger claw | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Indian Coral Tree, Lenten Tree | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Korou Angangba | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to 750 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit a cylindrical pod, green, turning black and wrinkly as they ripen, thin-walled and constricted around the seeds. |
| Habitat | Occurs in a wide range of soils frequently on deep alluvial loams silts and clays | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Native to India and exotics to Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand | Bark Details | Bark smooth and green when young, exfoliating in papery flakes, becoming thick, corky and deeply fissured with age |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Trifoliate | ||
| Description of Species | A medium-sized, spiny, deciduous tree normally growing to 6-9 m (occasionally 28 m) tall and 60 cm dbh, young stems and branches are thickly armed with stout conical spines up to 8 mm long | Leaf Details | Leaves bright emerald-gren, onlong petioles 6-15cm, rachis 5-30 cm long |
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