Erythrina suberosa Roxb.
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Description
Erythrina suberosa is a medium-sized deciduous tree, usually 10–20 m tall, with a broad spreading crown and a stout trunk. The bark is greyish-brown, thick, corky, and often deeply fissured in mature trees. Young branches are usually armed with small conical prickles. Leaves are trifoliolate, alternate, and borne on long petioles. The terminal leaflet is larger than the lateral leaflets, broadly ovate to triangular, with entire margins and a pointed apex. Flowers are large, bisexual, bright orange-red to scarlet, and arranged in dense terminal racemes. The flowers have the typical papilionaceous structure but with a strongly elongated standard petal adapted for bird pollination. Fruits are elongated, cylindrical pods that become dark brown at maturity, splitting open to expose several bright red seeds.
Diagnostic Characters
Distribution
Native range: Native to Indian subcontinent.
In Pakistan: Found in Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh. In Pakistan occurs in Subtropical foothills.
Phenology
Ethnobotany & Uses
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Taxonomic Notes
The genus Erythrina is characterized by Showy red flowers, Trifoliate leaves, Spiny stems. Erythrina suberosa differs from Erythrina indica by its corky bark and regional distribution. UniFlora Field Recognition Tip 🌿. Look for 🌳 Corky-barked tree.