Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

ID: 559

Genus ja:

Genus en: Coral tree

# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 8 (from names table)

Accepted: Accepted

Family: Fabaceae

Family ja: マメ

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Distribution en:

Description en: Genus of over 100 species of deciduous, semi-evergreen, or evergreen, usually spiny, trees, shrubs, subshrubs, and woody-based perennials found in woodland and thickets, and on open slopes, in tropical regions worldwide. They are grown for their pea-like, 5-petalled flowers with long standard petals, borne singly or in clusters in the leaf axils, or in axillary or terminal racemes, on often leafless stems. Leaves are alternate and 3-pinnate, with the terminal leaflet larger than the others and sometimes differently shaped. Grow as specimen plants. In cool-temperate areas, grow half-hardy and frost-tender species in a cool or temperate greenhouse.

Hardiness en: Frost hardy to frost tender. E. crista-galli and E. herbacea may survive down to -10°C (14°F) if protected with a thick mulch.

Cultivation en:

Propagation en: Sow seed at 21-24°C (70-75°F) in spring. Root softwood cuttings in early summer, or semi-ripe cuttings in late summer, both with bottom heat.

Pests en: Prone to red spider mites and mealybugs under glass.

Description ja:

Comment: Warm

Comment ja: デイゴ，カイコウズ

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Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2026-03-03 21:57