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	{{~~Taxobox~~		__NOTOC__{{Plantbox
	\| ~~color~~ = ~~lightgreen~~		\| latin_name = ''LATINNAME'' <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name -->
	\| ~~name~~ = ~~Tiger's Claw~~		\| common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
			\| growth_habit = ? <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
			\| high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
			\| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
			\| origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
			\| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
			\| lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
			\| exposure = ? <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
			\| water = ? <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
			\| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
			\| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
			\| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
			\| usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
			\| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
			\| color = IndianRed
	\| image = Tree I IMG 6180.jpg		\| image = Tree I IMG 6180.jpg
	\| image_width = 240px		\| image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
	\| image_caption =		\| image_caption = Tiger's Claw
	\| ~~regnum~~ = ~~[[Plant]]ae~~		\| familia = Fabaceae
	\| ~~divisio~~ = ~~[[Flowering plant\|Magnoliophyta]]~~		\| subfamilia = Faboideae
	\| ~~classis~~ = ~~[[Dicotyledon\|Magnoliopsida]]~~		\| tribus = Phaseoleae
	\| ~~ordo~~ = ~~[[Fabales]]~~		\| genus = Erythrina
	\| ~~familia~~ = ~~[[Fabaceae]]~~		\| species = variegata
	~~\| subfamilia = [[Faboideae]]~~		}}
	\| ~~tribus = [[Phaseoleae]]~~		{{Inc\|
	~~\| genus =~~ ''[[Erythrina]]''		'''''Erythrina variegata''''' (syn. ''E. indica'' Lam., ''E. variegata'' var. ''orientalis'' (L.) Merr.; '''Tiger's Claw''', '''Indian Coral Tree''' and '''Sunshine Tree'''). Tall tree with very small usually black prickles and thin gray back: lfts. rhomb-ovate, membranous and glabrous: fls. showy scarlet, in dense short racemes; calyx split nearly to base; standard ovate-oblong and blunt or nearly so, slightly recurved, 2-2½ in. long, and about half as broad, much exceeding the wings and keel; wings and keel nearly equal, not more than half so long as the calyx: pod 6-12 in. long, torulose. India, Polynesia, W. Indies. Variable Var. picta, Hort (E. picta, Linn.), has variegated Lvs. Var Parcellii, Hort (E. Parcettii, Bull), has lfts. with variable yellow vanegallon: fls. bright cinnamon-red. By some, E. picta is accorded specific rank and E. Parcellii is united with it. Var. marmorata, Hort. (E. marmorata, Veitch), has large Lvs. attractively spotted with white.
	~~\| species =~~ '''''E. variegata'''''		{{SCH}}
	~~\| binomial =~~ ''~~Erythrina variegata~~''
	~~\| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus\|L.]]~~
	}}		}}

	'''''Erythrina variegata''''' (syn. ''E. indica'' Lam., ''E. variegata'' var. ''orientalis'' (L.) Merr.; '''Tiger's Claw''', '''Indian Coral Tree''' and '''Sunshine Tree''') is a species of ''[[Erythrina]]'' native to the tropical and subtropical regions of eastern [[Africa]], southern [[Asia]], northern [[Australia]], ~~and the [[island]]s of the [[Indian Ocean]] and the western [[Pacific Ocean]] east to [[Fiji]].<ref name=grin>Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars~~-~~grin.gov/cgi~~-~~bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?15773 ''Erythrina variegata'']</ref~~>		==Cultivation==
			{{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->

	It is a thorny [[deciduous]] [[tree]] growing to 27 m tall. The [[leaf\|leaves]] are pinnate with a 20 cm petiole and three leaflets, each leaflet up to 20 cm long and broad. It has dense clusters of scarlet or crimson [[flowers]] and black [[seed]]s.<~~ref name=rhs>Huxley~~, ~~A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan ISBN 0~~-~~333~~-~~47494-5.</ref~~>		===Propagation===
			{{edit-prop}}<!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->

	~~It is valued as an [[ornamental tree]]. Several [[cultivar]]s have been selected, including 'Alba' with white flowers.~~<~~ref name=rhs~~/>		===Pests and diseases===
			{{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line -->

	==~~References~~==		==Species==
	~~{{reflist}}~~		<!-- This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->
	*[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Indian%20Coral%20Tree.html Flowers of ~~India~~ - ~~Indian Coral Tree]~~

	== ~~Images~~ ==		==Gallery==
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	Image:Erythrina variegata 200703.jpg		Image:Erythrina variegata 200703.jpg
	Image:Trees I IMG 4089.jpg		Image:Trees I IMG 4089.jpg
	Image:Flower I IMG 3974.jpg\|Flowers		Image:Flower I IMG 3974.jpg\|Flowers
	~~</gallery>~~
	~~<gallery>~~
	Image:Leaves & young bark I IMG 4040.jpg\|Young leaves		Image:Leaves & young bark I IMG 4040.jpg\|Young leaves
	Image:Fruit I IMG 8201.jpg\|Foliage and fruit		Image:Fruit I IMG 8201.jpg\|Foliage and fruit
	Image:Variegata alba- flower I IMG 4285.jpg\|Flowers of cultivar 'Alba'		Image:Variegata alba- flower I IMG 4285.jpg\|Flowers of cultivar 'Alba'
	~~</gallery>~~
	~~<gallery>~~
	Image:Erythrina variegata var. orientalis.jpg\|Flowers of cultivar 'Alba'		Image:Erythrina variegata var. orientalis.jpg\|Flowers of cultivar 'Alba'
	Image:Tiger's_Claw,_Erythrina_variegata_Hurst.jpg\|Beans		Image:Tiger's_Claw,_Erythrina_variegata_Hurst.jpg\|Beans
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	{{~~commons\|Erythrina variegata\|''Erythrina variegata''~~}}		==References==
			*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
			<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
			<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
			<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->

			==External links==
			*{{wplink}}

	~~[[Category:Erythrina]]~~		{{stub}}
	[[Category:~~Flora of India~~]]		[[Category:Categorize]]

	~~{{Faboideae~~-~~stub}}~~		<!-- in order to add all the proper categories, go to http://www.plants.am/wiki/Plant_Categories and copy/paste the contents of the page here, and then follow the easy instructions! -->

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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Tiger's Claw
| image = Tree I IMG 6180.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption =
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Fabales]]
| familia = [[Fabaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Faboideae]]
| tribus = [[Phaseoleae]]
| genus = ''[[Erythrina]]''
| species = '''''E. variegata'''''
| binomial = ''Erythrina variegata''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}

'''''Erythrina variegata''''' (syn. ''E. indica'' Lam., ''E. variegata'' var. ''orientalis'' (L.) Merr.; '''Tiger's Claw''', '''Indian Coral Tree''' and '''Sunshine Tree''') is a species of ''[[Erythrina]]'' native to the tropical and subtropical regions of eastern [[Africa]], southern [[Asia]], northern [[Australia]], and the [[island]]s of the [[Indian Ocean]] and the western [[Pacific Ocean]] east to [[Fiji]].<ref name=grin>Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?15773 ''Erythrina variegata'']</ref>

It is a thorny [[deciduous]] [[tree]] growing to 27 m tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are pinnate with a 20 cm petiole and three leaflets, each leaflet up to 20 cm long and broad. It has dense clusters of scarlet or crimson [[flowers]] and black [[seed]]s.<ref name=rhs>Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.</ref>

It is valued as an [[ornamental tree]]. Several [[cultivar]]s have been selected, including 'Alba' with white flowers.<ref name=rhs/>

==References==
{{reflist}}
*[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Indian%20Coral%20Tree.html Flowers of India - Indian Coral Tree]

== Images ==
<gallery>
Image:Erythrina variegata 200703.jpg
Image:Trees I IMG 4089.jpg
Image:Flower I IMG 3974.jpg|Flowers
</gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Leaves & young bark I IMG 4040.jpg|Young leaves
Image:Fruit I IMG 8201.jpg|Foliage and fruit
Image:Variegata alba- flower I IMG 4285.jpg|Flowers of cultivar 'Alba'
</gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Erythrina variegata var. orientalis.jpg|Flowers of cultivar 'Alba'
Image:Tiger's_Claw,_Erythrina_variegata_Hurst.jpg|Beans
Image:Bark I IMG 3939.jpg
Image:Bark & leaves I IMG 8228.jpg
</gallery>

{{commons|Erythrina variegata|''Erythrina variegata''}}

[[Category:Erythrina]]
[[Category:Flora of India]]

{{Faboideae-stub}}

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