Description:
Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) »
Erythrina stricta var. suberosa er-ith-RY-nuh -- meaning, red colored STRIK-tuh -- meaning, erect, upright sub-er-OH-suh -- meaning, cork bark commonly known as: Indian coral tree, tiger claw • Bengali: palitmandar, রক্তমন্দার raktamandar • Hindi: dadap, dholdhak, farhad, mandara, pangri, panjira • Kannada: halivana, keechige, mandara • Malayalam: nimbataru, paribhadram • Marathi: पांगारा pangara • Sanskrit: मन्दार mandara, palitmandar, पारिभद्र paribhadra • Tamil: கிஞ்சுகம் kincukam, முண்முருக்கு munmurukku, முருக்கு murukku, முருக்கு மரம் murukku maram, velaikkaliyanamurukkam • Telugu: బలభద్రిక balabhadrika Origin: India and South-East Asian countries.. deciduous tree.. prickly stem.. flowers in racemes, red and showy.
Botany Photo of the day, June 15, 2007 at UBC Botanical Garden. Date: 7 April 2007, 09:39. Source:
Erythrina stricta var. suberosa. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location
18° 45′ 41.2″ N, 73° 23′ 10.26″ E View all coordinates using:
OpenStreetMap 18.761444; 73.386183.