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Erythrina stricta
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Erythrina stricta is a species of trees in the family Fabaceae identified by William Roxburgh in 1832.[1] It is now placed in the subfamily Faboideae and the tribe Phaseoleae. This species has been recorded from the Indian subcontinent,[2][3] Indochina[4] and China. [5] There is one valid variety: E. stricta var. suberosa. It is called တောင်ကသစ် in Burmese, ทองเดือนห้า (RTGS: thongduean, IPA: [tʰɔːŋdɯːan]) in Thai and 勁直刺桐, Pinyin: jìn zhí cìtóng in Chinese and വെൺമുരിക്ക് in Malayalam.
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Clade: | Millettioids |
Tribe: | Phaseoleae |
Genus: | Erythrina |
Species: | E. stricta |
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Erythrina stricta Roxb. | |
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Erythrina stricta contains the indole alkaloid Hypaphorine[6]