Record Number
5383
PROSEA Handbook Number
5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers
Taxon
Erythrina fusca Lour.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Erythrina in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Erythrina in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
Synonyms
Erythrina atrosanguinea Ridley, Erythrina glauca Willd., Erythrina ovalifolia Roxb.
Vernacular Names
Coral bean, purple coral tree, swamp immortelle (En). Bois immortel, immortelle blanche (Fr). Indonesia: cangkring (Javanese, Sundanese), kane (Sulawesi). Philippines: anii (Tagalog), korung-korung (Bisaya). Cambodia: rolouohs p-ông'. Laos: thong 'lang. Thailand: thong lang nam, thong long (central). Vietnam: v[oo]ng d[oo]ng (Ho Chi Minh), v[oo]ng gai (Quang Nam), c[aa]y son dong (Anamese).
Distribution
Probably native to Asia and the Pacific Islands; planted throughout the humid tropics.
Author(s)
Umi Kalsom Yusuf
Correct Citation of this Article
Yusuf, U.K., 1998. Erythrina fusca Lour.. In: Sosef, M.S.M., Hong, L.T. and Prawirohatmodjo, S. (Editors): Plant Resources of South-East Asia No 5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers. PROSEA Foundation, Bogor, Indonesia. Database record: prota4u.org/prosea
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