Cangkring

Cangkring
Klasifikasi ilmiah
Kerajaan:	Plantae
(tanpa takson):	Angiosperms
(tanpa takson):	Eudicots
(tanpa takson):	Rosids
Ordo:	Fabales
Famili:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Erythrina
Spesies:	E. fusca
Nama binomial
	Erythrina fusca; Lour.
Sinonim
	Erythrina caffra Blanco; Erythrina glauca Willd.; Erythrina viarum

Cangkring, atau dadap duri adalah sejenis pohon dari genus Erythrina, suku Fabaceae. Pohon ini juga meiliki nama lain seperti; galada ayer (Mly.), dadap cucuk, dadap rangrang (Sd.), cangkering (Jw.), rope (Sas.), kane (Mak.), rase (Bgs.), ngareer (Samarinda) (Heyne, 1987 and Mardisiswojo and Rajakmangunsudarso, 1985).

The easy-to-grow and attractive flowering tree is cultivated as an ornamental shade and hedge plant. It is a common shade tree in cacao plantations. It attracts hummingbirds, which pollinate its flowers.

E. fusca is the official flower of the Venezuelan state of Trujillo.

Description

E. fusca is a deciduous tree with spiny bark and light orange flowers. Its legume pods reach 20 sentimeter (7,9 in) in length and contain dark brown seeds. The seeds are buoyant, allowing them disperse across oceans.^[1] The tree is highly adapted to coastal conditions, tolerant of both flooding and salinity.^[2]

Like many other species in the genus Erythrina, E. fusca contains toxic alkaloids which have been utilized for medicinal value but are poisonous in larger amounts. The most common alkaloid is erythraline, which is named for the genus.

As food

The new buds and leaves are eaten as a vegetable. In Thailand fresh Erythrina fusca (bahasa Thai: ทองหลาง) leaves are often eaten in Miang kham (bahasa Thai: ทองหลาง).^[3]

References

^ Armstrong, Wayne P. (May 2001). "Notes On The Ocean Dispersal of Coral Beans" (PDF). The Drifting Seed. 7 (1): 5–6.
^ Kass, D.L. "Erythrina Species - Pantropical Multipurpose Tree Legumes". Forage Tree Legumes in Tropical Agriculture. Food and Agriculture Organization. Diakses tanggal 2009-03-29.
^ ทองหลาง^{[pranala nonaktif permanen]}

External links

[1] Armstrong, Wayne P. (May 2001). "Notes On The Ocean Dispersal of Coral Beans" (PDF). The Drifting Seed. 7 (1): 5–6.

[2] Kass, D.L. "Erythrina Species - Pantropical Multipurpose Tree Legumes". Forage Tree Legumes in Tropical Agriculture. Food and Agriculture Organization. Diakses tanggal 2009-03-29.

[3] ทองหลาง^{[pranala nonaktif permanen]}

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