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Family: Papilionaceae	Genus: Erythrina	Species: Erythrina blakei R.Parker

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym		Flower Color	Red - Pink
Common Name	Blake's Coral Tree	Flower Type	Raceme
English / Trade Name	Blake's Coral Tree	Flowering Period	April-June
Vernacular /Local Name	Pangar	Fruiting Period	July-Sept
Altitude	Up to 1250m	Fruit Type	Pod
Habit	Tree	Fruit Details	Fruit large turn from green to dark brown or blackish in colour as they mature.
Habitat	Found in dense forests and valleys	Bark Type	Smooth
Distribution	Asia	Bark Details	Smooth grey bark with few prickles.
Distribution in chandigarh	Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Sector 10, Sector 36	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Compound
		Leaf Arrangement	Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Ovate
Description of Species	Tree up to 15 m. Leaves compound, oval, with long pointed leaflets. Deep scarlet flowers are borne in elongated clusters at the end of branches, which can be 3 ft long. Flowers scarlet red to dark red in colour, pea-shaped, terminal racemes. Fruit a pod.	Leaf Details	Leaves compound, oval, with long pointed leaflets.

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