Mazhar Botanic Garden

Erythrina arborescens Roxb.

Coral tree

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000817
Common name: Coral tree
English name: Himalayan Coral tree
Arabic name: اريثرينا اربوريسنس
Native: South -Central China
Country: China India
(PGR): Rare

Deciduous tree grow to 5 -6 m tall trunk and branches covered with prickles leaves trifoliate, lateral leaflets obliquely broadly heart-shaped flowers orange-red in terminal racemes fruit curved, seeds kidney-shaped, white or brown

Ornamental plant. Medicine plant.

Texture: Enriched soil Medium loamy Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Well water
Climates: Temperate
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds- propagation
Flowering time: Winter - spring
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 6.1-7.8
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Shrub
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Medicinal Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Deciduous
pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral

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