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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Tiger's Claw
| image = Tree I IMG 6180.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption =
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Fabales]]
| familia = [[Fabaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Faboideae]]
| tribus = [[Phaseoleae]]
| genus = ''[[Erythrina]]''
| species = '''''E. variegata'''''
| binomial = ''Erythrina variegata''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}
'''''Erythrina variegata''''' (syn. ''E. indica'' Lam., ''E. variegata'' var. ''orientalis'' (L.) Merr.; '''Tiger's Claw''', '''Indian Coral Tree''' and '''Sunshine Tree''') is a species of ''[[Erythrina]]'' native to the tropical and subtropical regions of eastern [[Africa]], southern [[Asia]], northern [[Australia]], and the [[island]]s of the [[Indian Ocean]] and the western [[Pacific Ocean]] east to [[Fiji]].<ref name=grin>Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?15773 ''Erythrina variegata'']</ref>
It is a thorny [[deciduous]] [[tree]] growing to 27 m tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are pinnate with a 20 cm petiole and three leaflets, each leaflet up to 20 cm long and broad. It has dense clusters of scarlet or crimson [[flowers]] and black [[seed]]s.<ref name=rhs>Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.</ref>
It is valued as an [[ornamental tree]]. Several [[cultivar]]s have been selected, including 'Alba' with white flowers.<ref name=rhs/>
==References==
{{reflist}}
*[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Indian%20Coral%20Tree.html Flowers of India - Indian Coral Tree]
== Images ==
<gallery>
Image:Erythrina variegata 200703.jpg
Image:Trees I IMG 4089.jpg
Image:Flower I IMG 3974.jpg|Flowers
</gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Leaves & young bark I IMG 4040.jpg|Young leaves
Image:Fruit I IMG 8201.jpg|Foliage and fruit
Image:Variegata alba- flower I IMG 4285.jpg|Flowers of cultivar 'Alba'
</gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Erythrina variegata var. orientalis.jpg|Flowers of cultivar 'Alba'
Image:Tiger's_Claw,_Erythrina_variegata_Hurst.jpg|Beans
Image:Bark I IMG 3939.jpg
Image:Bark & leaves I IMG 8228.jpg
</gallery>
{{commons|Erythrina variegata|''Erythrina variegata''}}
[[Category:Erythrina]]
[[Category:Flora of India]]
{{Faboideae-stub}}
| color = lightgreen
| name = Tiger's Claw
| image = Tree I IMG 6180.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption =
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Fabales]]
| familia = [[Fabaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Faboideae]]
| tribus = [[Phaseoleae]]
| genus = ''[[Erythrina]]''
| species = '''''E. variegata'''''
| binomial = ''Erythrina variegata''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}
'''''Erythrina variegata''''' (syn. ''E. indica'' Lam., ''E. variegata'' var. ''orientalis'' (L.) Merr.; '''Tiger's Claw''', '''Indian Coral Tree''' and '''Sunshine Tree''') is a species of ''[[Erythrina]]'' native to the tropical and subtropical regions of eastern [[Africa]], southern [[Asia]], northern [[Australia]], and the [[island]]s of the [[Indian Ocean]] and the western [[Pacific Ocean]] east to [[Fiji]].<ref name=grin>Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?15773 ''Erythrina variegata'']</ref>
It is a thorny [[deciduous]] [[tree]] growing to 27 m tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are pinnate with a 20 cm petiole and three leaflets, each leaflet up to 20 cm long and broad. It has dense clusters of scarlet or crimson [[flowers]] and black [[seed]]s.<ref name=rhs>Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.</ref>
It is valued as an [[ornamental tree]]. Several [[cultivar]]s have been selected, including 'Alba' with white flowers.<ref name=rhs/>
==References==
{{reflist}}
*[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Indian%20Coral%20Tree.html Flowers of India - Indian Coral Tree]
== Images ==
<gallery>
Image:Erythrina variegata 200703.jpg
Image:Trees I IMG 4089.jpg
Image:Flower I IMG 3974.jpg|Flowers
</gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Leaves & young bark I IMG 4040.jpg|Young leaves
Image:Fruit I IMG 8201.jpg|Foliage and fruit
Image:Variegata alba- flower I IMG 4285.jpg|Flowers of cultivar 'Alba'
</gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Erythrina variegata var. orientalis.jpg|Flowers of cultivar 'Alba'
Image:Tiger's_Claw,_Erythrina_variegata_Hurst.jpg|Beans
Image:Bark I IMG 3939.jpg
Image:Bark & leaves I IMG 8228.jpg
</gallery>
{{commons|Erythrina variegata|''Erythrina variegata''}}
[[Category:Erythrina]]
[[Category:Flora of India]]
{{Faboideae-stub}}