From a series of unused cards, captioned (usually) briefly in Chinese, then Japanese, then more of an often-colourful and enjoyable English, which in this case tells us the flower’s wood is used for lacquerware.  But Wikipedia tells us more:  “Erythrina variegata (syn. E. indica); tiger’s claw, Indian coral tree and sunshine tree; is native to the tropical and subtropical regions of eastern Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, northern Australia, and the islands of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean east to Fiji.   E. variegata is valued as an ornamental tree.  In Vietnam, the leaves are used to wrap fermented meat.  Erythrina variegata is known as dapdap in the Philippines where its bark and leaves are used in alternative medicine.  In Siddha medicine, it is used especially for menstrual disorders and fissures at penis tip (Tamil: ஆண்குறிப்புண்).”  Penis fissures?   Grade: 1