Erythrina fusca (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Erythrina fusca Lour.

Synonyms

Erythrina atrosanguinea Ridley, Erythrina glauca Willd., Erythrina ovalifolia Roxb.

Vernacular names

• Coral bean, purple coral tree, swamp immortelle (En). Bois immortel, immortelle blanche (Fr)
• Indonesia: cangkring (Javanese, Sundanese), kane (Sulawesi)
• Philippines: anii (Tagalog), korung-korung (Bisaya)
• Cambodia: rolouohs p-ông'
• Laos: thong 'lang
• Thailand: thong lang nam, thong long (central)
• Vietnam: vông dông (Ho Chi Minh), vông gai (Quang Nam), cây son dong (Anamese).

Distribution

Probably native to Asia and the Pacific Islands; planted throughout the humid tropics.