Erythrina indica

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Erythrina indica, Lam. (E. cornea, Blanco). Tall tree with very small usually black prickles and thin gray back: lfts. rhomb-ovate, membranous and glabrous: fls. showy scarlet, in dense short racemes; calyx split nearly to base; standard ovate-oblong and blunt or nearly so, slightly recurved, 2-2½ in. long, and about half as broad, much exceeding the wings and keel; wings and keel nearly equal, not more than half so long as the calyx: pod 6-12 in. long, torulose. India, Polynesia, W. Indies. Variable Var. picta, Hort (E. picta, Linn.), has variegated Lvs. Var Parcellii, Hort (E. Parcettii, Bull), has lfts. with variable yellow vanegallon: fls. bright cinnamon-red. G.C. II. 1874 (2): 393. G.Z. 18:64; 21, p. 2. By some, E. picta is accorded specific rank and E. Parcellii is united with it. Var. marmorata, Hort. (E. marmorata, Veitch), has large Lvs. attractively spotted with white. G.Z. 24, p. 73. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.