Erythrina bidwillii Lindley

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Erythrina L.
Tribe: Phaseoleae
References: [210][285]

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Other names:

• Erythrina corallodendron T.C.Huang & H.Ohashi [Synonym] [1929]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1993 Adams BR
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
• Conservation Status:
  • Horticultural hybrid

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Uses:

• Environmental [2828] [210] [285]
  
• Food and Drink [2828]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [210]
  • Tanzania [210]

• Asia [2823] [2902]
  • Japan [2823]
  • Ryukyu Is [2823]
  • Taiwan [2902]

• North America [285]
  • United States [285]

• Pacific Ocean [1940]
  • Fiji [1940]

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Notes:

• A hybrid; E.herbacea x E.crista-galli L. (FTEA ref.210) [2823]
  
• Japanese distribution: W. Honshu; Shikoku; Kyushu [2823]
  
• Widely cultivated in the world.
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:56:59