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Erythrina variegata L.

This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Erythrina in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.

Erythrina indica Lamk, Erythrina orientalis (L.) Murr.

Indian coral tree, variegated coral tree (En). Arbre au corail, arbre immortel (Fr). Indonesia: dadap ayam (Javanese), dadap blendung (Sundanese), galala itam (Moluccas). Malaysia: chengkering. Philippines: andorogat (Bikol), bagbag (Ilokano). Burma (Myanmar): penglay-kathit. Cambodia: rolouohs bay. Laos: dok 'kho, thong ban². Thailand: thong lang lai (central), thong phueak (northern). Vietnam: c[aa]y v[oo]ng nem, h[af]i d[oof]ng b[if] (Anamese), dan ro (Thuân Hai).

Native to eastern Africa, Madagascar, the Indian Ocean Islands, Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Burma (Myanmar), Indo-China, southern China, Thailand, throughout Malesia, and the Pacific Islands; widely cultivated throughout the tropics.

Umi Kalsom Yusuf

Yusuf, U.K., 1998. Erythrina variegata L.. 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