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Erythrina suberosa

Erythrina suberosa
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0

Erythrina suberosa, the corky coral tree, is a deciduous tree from the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, widely planted as an ornamental or street tree for its showy red flowers. It thrives in warm, sunny conditions with occasional drought.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply when young, then mostly rely on rain; reduce watering once established.
Soil
Well-drained soil, tolerant of poor and sandy soils.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic: The seeds are poisonous; the flowers can be used to make a refreshing drink.
Native range
Indian Subcontinent to Pen. Malaysia
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Erythrina suberosa, the corky coral tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the Indian Subcontinent (except Assam), Southeast Asia (except Laos), and Peninsular Malaysia. Due to its showy flowers and habit of flowering most of the year, it is often planted as an ornamental or street tree. Although the flowers can be used to make a refreshing drink, the seeds are poisonous.

Other Erythrina plants

Machete · Coral erythrina · Flame coral tree · Cockspur Coral Tree · Basul · Brazilian Coral Tree · Bucayo · Dwarf erythrina · Broad Leaved Coral Tree · Sacred Coral-tree · Mountain immortelle · Erythrina resupinata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Erythrina suberosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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