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Erythrina variegata L.

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GENUS: Erythrina L.

Erythrina variegata L. [Preferred name]
    Chirocalyx candolleanus Walp. {Synonym}
    Chirocalyx divaricatus Walp. {Synonym}
    Chirocalyx indicus Walp. {Synonym}
    Chirocalyx pictus Walp. {Synonym}
    Corallodendron divaricatum (Moc. & Sesse)Kuntze {Synonym}
    Corallodendron orientale (L.)Kuntze {Synonym}
    Corallodendron spathaceum (DC.)Kuntze {Synonym}
    Erythrina alba Cogn. & Marchal {Synonym}
    Erythrina boninensis Tuyama {Synonym}
    Erythrina carnea Blanco {Synonym}
    Erythrina corallodendron Lour. {Synonym}
    Erythrina corallodendron var. orientalis L. {Synonym}
    Erythrina divaricata DC. {Synonym}
    Erythrina humeana sensu R.Vig. {Misapplied}
    Erythrina indica Lam. {Synonym}
    Erythrina indica var. alba W.S.Millard & Blatt. {Synonym}
    Erythrina indica var. fastigiata Guill. {Synonym}
    Erythrina indica var. orientalis (L.)Merr. {Synonym}
    Erythrina lithosperma Miq. {Synonym}
    Erythrina lobulata Miq. {Synonym}
    Erythrina loueiri G.Don {Synonym}
    Erythrina loureiri G.Don {Orthographic variant}
    Erythrina loureirii G.Don {Synonym}
    Erythrina marmorata Planch. {Synonym}
    Erythrina mysorensis Gamble {Synonym}
    Erythrina orientalis (L.)Merr. {Synonym}
    Erythrina orientalis Murray {Synonym}
    Erythrina parcelli hort. {Synonym}
    Erythrina parcellii W.Bull {Synonym}
    Erythrina phlebocarpa Bailey {Synonym}
    Erythrina picta L. {Synonym}
    Erythrina rostrata Ridl. {Synonym}
    Erythrina spathacea DC. {Synonym}
    Erythrina variegata var. orientalis (L.)Merr. {Synonym}
    Gelala alba Rumph. {Synonym}
    Gelala litorea Rumph. {Synonym}
    Tetradapa javanorum Osbeck {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Amapola [2157]; Anzava [3402]; Arbre a Corail [2157]; Atae [2968]; Bois Inmortel Vrai [2157]; Dabdab [1056]; Dadap [3030]; Easter Flower [1790]; Era-badu [3705]; Era-mudu [3705]; Holocauste [1790]; Immortel Grand [1790]; Immortelle [2157]; Indian Coral Tree [261, 1056, 3026, 3030]; Katu-eramadu [3705]; Mandara [3030]; Mapoleona [2157]; Motel [1790]; Mouroque [1915]; Mourouc [1915, 1941]; Mourouque [1915]; Mullu-murukku [4751]; Murukku [4751]; Murunga [3705]; Murungu [4751]; Nourouc [1915, 1941]; Pignon d'Inde [1915]; Thorny Dadap [3705]; Weta-erabodu [3705]; Yak-erabodu [3705]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Cape Verde (I) [8]; Djibouti (I) [1765]; Egypt (I) [8]; Nigeria (I) [8]; Sao Tome & Principe (I) [217]; Senegal (I) [212]; Sudan (I) [8]; Tanzania (N) [210, 261, 3055]; Zanzibar [3055]; Uganda (I) [2]
  Asia
Bangladesh (N) [235, 285]; Brunei (I) [3939]; Burma (I) [285, 3076]; Cambodia (N) [285, 1942]; China (N) [210, 261, 1179, 1942, 3055, 3421]; Fujian [3421]; Guangdong [3421]; Guangxi [3421]; East Timor (I) [285]; Hong Kong (N) [235]; India (N) [261, 1914, 1942, 1947, 3017, 3020, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3037, 3056, 3076, 3092, 3094, 3100, 3366, 3370, 3371, 3372, 3377, 3380, 3386, 3392, 3719]; Andhra Pradesh [3386]; Arunachal Pradesh [3366]; Assam [3370]; Bihar [3371]; Dadra-Nagar-Haveli [3094]; Delhi [3372]; Goa [3366]; Gujarat [3017]; Haryana [3366]; Himachal Pradesh [3719]; Jammu-Kashmir [3366]; Karnataka [3020]; Kerala [3380]; Madhaya Pradesh [3029]; Maharashtra [3100]; Manipur [3366]; Meghalaya [3366]; Nagaland [3366]; Orissa [3026]; Pondicherry [3366]; Punjab [3377]; Rajasthan [3028]; Sikkim [1947]; Tamil Nadu [3027]; Tripura [3092]; Uttar Pradesh [3392]; West Bengal [3037]; Yanan [3366]; Indonesia (N) [210, 261, 285, 1942, 2998, 3004, 3898]; Irian Jaya (N) [261]; Jawa (N) [3898]; Kalimantan (N) [2998]; Laos (N) [285, 1942]; Lesser Sunda Is (N) [3004]; Malaysia (I) [1942, 1948, 3004, 3011]; Moluccas (N) [285]; Myanmar (N) [1914]; Nepal (I) [3369]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [3011, 3076]; Philippines (N) [285, 1942]; Ryukyu Is (N) [235, 2825]; Sabah (N) [3004]; Singapore (I) [3938]; Sri Lanka (N) [285, 1957, 3076, 3705]; Sulawesi (N) [285]; Sumatera (N) [285]; Taiwan (N) [210, 261, 1179, 1929, 3055, 3421]; Thailand (N) [285, 1942]; Vietnam (N) [285, 1942]
  Australasia
Australia (N) [1880, 3920]; Northern Territory [1880]; Queensland [1880]; New Caledonia (N) [235]; Papua New Guinea (N) [261]
  Caribbean
Antigua-Barbuda (I) [1790]; Cayman Is (I) [453]; Dominican Republic (I) [2157]; Grenada (I) [1790]; Guadeloupe (I) [1790]; Haiti (I) [2157]; Jamaica (I) [1056]; Martinique (I) [1790]; Montserrat (I) [1790]; Netherlands Leeward Is (I) [1790]; Puerto Rico (I) [1430]; St Lucia (I) [1790]
  Central America
Belize (I) [1242]; El Salvador (I) [2156]
  Indian Ocean
Aldabra (N) [285, 1941, 3055]; Alphonse Group [1941]; Andaman Is (N) [285, 3389]; Christmas I (N) [235, 285, 3920]; Comoro Is (U) [3054, 4747]; Anjouan I [4747]; Moheli I [4747]; Laccadive Is (N) [3366]; Madagascar (N) [1982, 3402]; Maldives (N) [235, 3062, 3076, 3080, 3617]; Mauritius (I) [1915, 3067]; Agalega I [3067]; Nicobar Is (N) [2925, 3026, 3718]; Reunion (I) [1915]; Rodrigues (I) [1915, 3060]; Seychelles (U) [210, 1941]
  North America
United States (I) [3157]; California [3157]; Florida [3157]
  Pacific Ocean
Bismarck Archipelago (N) [261, 285]; Fiji (N) [210, 3055]; Kiribati Line Is (N) [235]; Marquesas (N) [235]; Northern Marianas (N) [235]; Ogasawara-Shoto (N) [285, 2835]; Samoa-JML (N) [210, 3055]; Society Is (N) [235, 2968]; Solomon Is (N) [261]; Tonga (N) [235]; Vanuatu (N) [235, 285]
  South America
Brazil (I) [1386, 1414]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [210];
    Zanzibar-Inhambane regional transition zone; mangrove. [210];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [210, 261, 1790, 1915, 1929, 1941, 1942, 1948, 2157, 2825, 2996, 3026, 3055, 3057, 3386, 3402, 3421, 3465, 3705, 3920] ; Distribution Map [1930] ; Illustration [261, 285, 1915, 1929, 1942, 2825, 2827, 2996, 3421, 3465]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [261] [1941] [3402] ; Conservation Status: Vulnerable [2996] ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-04 Seneviratne GI (Sinhala & Tamil Names), 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157], 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Tree [261] [1941] [3402] ; Lifespan: Perennial [261] [1941] [3402] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Adams BR, 1993 Polhill RM, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 1996 (Japan) Ohashi H, 1999-05 Heald J, 2003-11 (Madagascar) Novosel

  
USES:
  Chemical products [3030]; Domestic [261, 1942]; Environmental [261, 1941, 1942, 2828, 2968]; Fibre [3030]; Food and Drink [261, 1942, 3030]; Forage [3030]; Medicine [1941, 1942, 3030, 3034, 3920]; Toxins [2968, 3030]; Wood [261, 3019, 3030, 3034]

  
NOTES:
  Possibly indigenous to the Seychelles. [1941]
  Native of India. [2996]
  Depleted due to the establishment of human settlement near the seashore. [2996]
  Known at Settlement on West Island, Aldabra, where it may have been planted [3055]
  but could be naturally introduced at Anse Anglais and near Anse Malabar. [3055]
  Seeds are sea-dispersed. [1915]
  Named after Riviere Mouruc on Rodrigues, where this species is particularly [3061]
  time ago. [1915]
  Considered to have been introduced to the Mascarenes, but naturalised a long [1915]
  abundant. [1915]
  The Aldabra plants within ths species are all non-variegated. [3055]
  Rodrigues may have an endemic variety. [3060]
  Probably intentionally introduced to the Maldives, but perhaps the seed was [3076]
  dispersed by the sea. [3076]

  
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