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Erythrina
Erythrina /ˌɛrɪˈθraɪnə/ is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae. It contains about 130 species, which are distributed in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. They are trees, growing up to 30 m (98 ft) in height. The generic name is derived from the Greek word ερυθρóς (erythros), meaning "red," referring to the flower color of certain species.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Eastern Coral Bean
speciesErythrina herbacea
Cockspur coral tree
speciesErythrina crista-galli
American Coral Tree
speciesErythrina americana
Indian coral tree
speciesErythrina variegata
Coast Coral Tree
speciesErythrina afra
Common Coral Tree
speciesErythrina lysistemon
Western coral bean
speciesErythrina flabelliformis
Ivory Coral Tree
speciesErythrina speciosa
Baluy
speciesErythrina edulis
purple coraltree
speciesErythrina fusca
mountain immortelle
speciesErythrina poeppigiana
Brazilian coral tree
speciesErythrina falcata
Bat's wing Coral tree
speciesErythrina vespertilio
Erythrina leptorhiza
speciesErythrina leptorhiza
Redhot Poker Tree
speciesErythrina abyssinica
Ploegbreker
speciesErythrina zeyheri
coral tree
hybridErythrina × sykesii
Dwarf Coral Tree
speciesErythrina humeana
Wiliwili
speciesErythrina sandwicensis
Red Bean Tree
speciesErythrina velutina
Broadleaf Coraltree
speciesErythrina latissima
Erythrina rubrinervia
speciesErythrina rubrinervia
Erythrina lanata
speciesErythrina lanata
Red Bean Tree
speciesErythrina corallodendron
brush coral tree
speciesErythrina numerosa
Corky Coral Tree
speciesErythrina suberosa
Erythrina breviflora
speciesErythrina breviflora
Erythrina × bidwillii
hybridErythrina × bidwillii
Erythrina senegalensis
speciesErythrina senegalensis
Erythrina mulungu
speciesErythrina mulungu
Erythrina standleyana
speciesErythrina standleyana
Erythrina verna
speciesErythrina verna
Erythrina stricta
speciesErythrina stricta
Erythrina berteroana
speciesErythrina berteroana
Tambuki Thorn
speciesErythrina acanthocarpa
Erythrina folkersii
speciesErythrina folkersii
Erythrina ulei
speciesErythrina ulei
Erythrina nigrorosea
speciesErythrina nigrorosea
Erythrina costaricensis
speciesErythrina costaricensis
Erythrina subumbrans
speciesErythrina subumbrans
aloe coraltree
speciesErythrina livingstoniana
Erythrina amazonica
speciesErythrina amazonica
Erythrina gibbosa
speciesErythrina gibbosa
Erythrina goldmanii
speciesErythrina goldmanii
Erythrina smithiana
speciesErythrina smithiana
Erythrina arborescens
speciesErythrina arborescens
Erythrina eggersii
speciesErythrina eggersii
Namib Coral Tree
speciesErythrina decora
Erythrina peruviana
speciesErythrina peruviana
Erythrina sierra
speciesErythrina sierra
Erythrina lanceolata
speciesErythrina lanceolata
Erythrina baumii
speciesErythrina baumii
Erythrina sigmoidea
speciesErythrina sigmoidea
Erythrina pallida
speciesErythrina pallida
Erythrina burttii
speciesErythrina burttii
Erythrina longipes
speciesErythrina longipes
Erythrina mexicana
speciesErythrina mexicana
Erythrina madagascariensis
speciesErythrina madagascariensis
Erythrina sacleuxii
speciesErythrina sacleuxii
Erythrina brucei
speciesErythrina brucei
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 82771.