Local Name : Modar (Assamese), Pangara (Hindi)
Scientific Name: Erythrina indica Lam.
English Name : Indian Coral tree, Lantern tree
Bark | Thorny |
Commercial Value | Medicine and Ornamental |
Flower Color | Red |
Flowering Time | February and March |
Fruit Type | Pod |
Fruiting Time | May and April |
Growth Rate | Moderate Fast |
Leaf Shape | Acuminate , Ovate and Trifoliate |
Nursery technique | Seeds are sown in well- worked nursery beds, soon after collection, and watered. One year old plants are fit for planting out entire; for stumps, usually 2-year-old seedlings are more suitable. It can be raised more readily by brunch cutting. |
Plant parts used | Flower |
Planting mechanism | It can be raised artificially from seeds, or more readily by branch cuttings; even small branches take root readily and grow well. Rains entire transplanting and stump planting are both reported unsatisfactory. Winter stump planting is moderately satisfactory. |
Recurring Financial Return | ₹5,000-₹10,000 |
Recurring Harvesting Period | 5 Years onwards |
Seed Collection Time | July and August |
Site Suitability | All Areas |
Tree Character | Deciduous |