Erythrina falcata Benth.

A tree. It grows 10-30 m tall. It has spines and loses its leaves during the year. The trunk can be 50-90 cm across. The leaves are compound with 3 leaflets. They are 15 cm long by 8 cm wide. The leaf stalk can be 5-16 cm long. The flowers are reddish-orange and 3-5 cm long. The fruit is a flat pod 10-20 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. There are 3 to 15 seeds. The seeds are kidney shaped and flattened.

Semideciduous forests at higher elevations, growing in both dense primary forest as well as in more open and secondary growth areas; favouring very moist to inundated alluvial soils in grassy land at the bases of hillsides.

The flower petals are edible boiled and are cooked with pepper and salt.

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.