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Erythrina sykesii
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)
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Citation: Erythrina x sykesii Barneby & Krukoff, Lloydia 37: 447. 1974.
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Description:
Deciduous trees, up to 18 m high; spines present. Leaves alternate, spiral, ternate, stipulate; petiole 7-15 cm long; leaflet blade 7-20 x 7-12 cm wide, obovate or triangular, base truncate, margins entire, apex acuminate; blade glabrous. Flowers in racemes, predominantly red, very irregular, pedicellate or subsessile; pedicel to 5 mm long. Perianth 2 -whorled. Calyx to 15 mm long; lobes 5, all sepals joined. Petals 5, 5-6 cm long,some petals joined. Stamens 10, free of the perianth, both opposite and alternating with the corolla parts, coherent to each other (9 fused, 1 free). Ovary monomerous, superior, 1 -celled; ovules numerous; styles 1, simple. Fruit sterile.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-June
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as shade trees in coffee plantation and also as garden plant
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Distribution:
Native of South America
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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