Erythrina variegata seed

LATIN NAME: Erythrina variegata

COMMON NAME: Tiger’s Claw, Indian Coral Tree, Coral Tree

The coral tree is one of the most spectacular of the flowering trees of the tropics, and its great, flaming clusters of scarlet or coral-red flowers, borne before the leaves, have made it a beloved tree of the warm world. It grows as a deciduous, thorny tree of the legume family, reaching up to twenty metres, with a broad, open crown of large, three-parted, green leaves and, in the warm season, the many large, showy, pea-like flowers, in brilliant shades of the scarlet, the coral-red or the orange-red, borne in the great, dense clusters at the tips of the bare branches, followed by the long, narrow, constricted pods of the hard, red seeds. It is a species of the coral tree, native to the tropical and the subtropical regions of the eastern Africa, the Indian subcontinent, the northern Australia and the islands of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean east to the Fiji.

The coral tree belongs to the legume family, Fabaceae, and it is a species of the coral tree, native to the tropical and the subtropical regions of the eastern Africa, the Indian subcontinent, the northern Australia and the islands of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean east to the Fiji. It is known as the tiger’s claw or the Indian coral tree, and it is prized for its great, flaming clusters of scarlet bloom.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The coral tree has a genuine and distinguished place in both horticultural and ecological research. It has been studied in the horticulture, since it is one of the most spectacular of the flowering trees of the tropics, prized for its great, flaming clusters of scarlet bloom, and researchers have examined its cultivation, its growth and its value in the warm landscape, while its spectacular, coral-red bloom has drawn attention in the international horticultural press as a spectacular tree of the warm world, and the tree has been a beloved of the parks and the avenues of the tropics. The tree has also been studied in the ecology, since it is a native of the warm coasts and islands, and researchers have examined its growth, its role in the coastal and the island communities and its value to the wildlife, while the red seeds of the tree have been examined for their dispersal, and the value of the coral trees to the birds and the insects has been examined. The species has also been studied in the ethnobotany and the chemistry of the natural products, since the tree has a history of the traditional uses in the region, and researchers have examined the traditional uses and the compounds of the plant, while the chemistry of the coral trees has been of continuing interest. For a tree of such spectacle, the coral tree has a rich and distinguished record of research.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

Ecologically, the coral tree is a spectacular tree of the warm coasts. Its great, flaming clusters of bloom feed the sunbirds, the hummingbirds and the insects, and its leafy crown gives shelter, while it is a beloved presence in the parks, the coasts and the islands of the warm world.

Its economic value is real. The coral tree is one of the most beloved of the flowering trees of the warm world, prized for its spectacular bloom, and its beauty has drawn attention in the international horticultural press as a spectacular tree of the warm world, while it is also valued in the traditional use and the landscaping of the region. For a grower, the coral tree is a rewarding and spectacular tree, and for a gardener in a warm, frost-free region it brings great, flaming clusters of scarlet bloom. The seeds have a hard coat and respond to a simple, well-known step — soak them in warm water for a day, or nick the coat with a small file, then sow them in moist, free-draining compost in a warm, sunny spot, and they’ll be on their way within a couple of weeks, growing on into a spectacular, coral-flowered tree.