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Erythrina variegata, commonly known as tiger's claw or Indian coral tree, is a species of Erythrina native to the tropical and subtropical regions of eastern Africa, the Indian subcontinent, northern Australia, and the islands of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean east to Fiji.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Tree
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Erythrina
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 5-8
- Mature Height
- 15.24 m to 18.29 m
- Mature Spread
- 11.89 m to 14.94 m
- Leaf Color
- Variegated
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Red
- Flower Size
- 2.54 cm to 5.08 cm
- Bloom Time
- Spring
- Planting Time
- Summer
- Harvest Time
- Early summer, Mid summer
- Native Area
- Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Madagascar, Bangladesh, Laos, Fiji, Brunei, Tanzania, China, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Japan, Thailand
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Coraltree en Indian coraltree en Tiger's claw en Indian coral tree en Sunshine tree en Flame tree en Mountain ebony en Variegated coral tree en Amapola en Arbre á Corail en Dabdab en Easter flower en Immortel Grand en Ci tong
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