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Erythrina crista-galli

Accepted name

 Erythrina crista-galli L.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Synonyms

 Corallodendron crista-galli (L.) Kuntze3
Erythrina crista-galli L. var. hasskarlii Backer3
Erythrina crista-galli L. var. leucochlora Lombardo3, 8
Erythrina fasciculata Benth.3
Erythrina laurifolia Jacq.3, 9
Erythrina pulcherrima Tod.3
Erythrina speciosa Tod.3
Micropteryx crista-galli Walp.3
Micropteryx fasciculata Walp.3
Micropteryx laurifolia Walp.3

Taxonomy

 Tribe: Phaseoleae;  Genus: Erythrina

Vernacular names

 Cockspur Coral Tree10; Cockspur Coral Tree11; Cockspur Coral Tree12; Cockspur Coral Tree13; Coral14; Coral Tree15; Seibo3

Descriptors

 Perennial non-climbing tree;  not threatened

Uses

 Chemical products11; Environmental16; Environmental17; Environmental18; Environmental11; Medicine19; Miscellaneous19; Wood19; Environmental1; Environmental2

Notes

 Widely cultivated as an ornamental.; Native to South America.20; Native of South America widely cultivated in the tropics.2; National flower of Argentina.3

Geographical records

 Africa:   Egypt(I)21, Ethiopia(I)22, Kenya(I)1, Mozambique(I)21, Rwanda(I)23, South Africa(I)21, Sudan(I)21, Tanzania(I)1, Uganda(I)24, Zimbabwe(I)21

Asia2, 4, 6, 7, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31:   China(I)7, 25, India(I)28, 30, India-ISO(I)4, Indonesia-ISO(I)31, Japan(I)27, Java(N)31, Nepal(I)29, Ryukyu Is(I)6, Taiwan(I)7, 26

Australasia2, 10:   Australia(I)10, Papua New Guinea(I)2

Caribbean14, 32, 33:   Caribbean-TRP(U)9, 32, Dominican Republic(I)14, Guadeloupe(I)33, Martinique(I)33, Puerto Rico(U)32, St Vincent(I)33

Central America34, 35, 36:   Belize(U)37, Costa Rica(U)38, El Salvador(I)35, Guatemala(U)39, Mexico (North & Central)(U)34, Nicaragua(I)36, Panama(U)40, 41, 42

China:   Yunnan7

India:   Punjab30, Tamil Nadu28

Indian Ocean5, 20:   Mauritius(I)20, Reunion(I)20, Seychelles(I)5

North America15:   United States(I)15

Pacific Ocean16, 18, 43:   Fiji(U)16, New Zealand (North)(I)43, Society Is(I)18

South America2, 20:   Argentina(N)3, 8, 34, 39, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, Bolivia(N)3, 34, 39, Brazil(N)3, 8, 38, 39, 41, 42, 45, 47, 51, 52, 53, 54, Paraguay(N)3, 34, 39, 45, 46, Peru(U)55, Uruguay(N)3, 8, 39

United States:   California15, Florida15, Texas15

(N = native, I = introduced, U = uncertain status)

Habitats (for Africa only)

 Cultivated1

Literature citations

 Description2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 14, 22, 26, 31, 33, 36, 56;  Illustration3, 10, 13, 26, 27, 57

Sources

 2005 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H (JS2005);     Coordinator: 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV

References
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3:Krukoff, B.A. & Barneby, R.C. (1974) Lloydia 37 (3): 332-459 Conspectus... of the genus Erythrina
4:Sanjappa, M. (1992) Legumes of India. Dehra Dun: Bishen Singh Mahendra...
5:Robertson, S.A. (1989) Flowering Plants of Seychelles. Kew
6:Walker, E.H. (1976) Flora of Okinawa and S. Ryukyu islands. Washing. Smithson. Inst
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8:Krukoff, B.A. & Barneby, R.C. (1972) Phytologia 25 (1): 1-31 Notes on the Speciesof Erythrina. VI.
9:Fournet, J. (1978) Flore illustree des phanerogames de Guadeloupe & Martinique
10:Harden, G.J. (Ed.) (1991) Flora of New South Wales, Vol 2. Kensington: New South Wales
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51:Krukoff, B.A. (1976) Phytologia 33 (5): 342-356 Notes on Species of Erythrina. VIII.
52:Krukoff, B.A. (1978) Phytologia 39 (5): 294-306 Notes on Species of Erythrina. XI.
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57:Hennessy, E.F. (1972) South African Erythrinas. Durban, Wildl. Prot. & Cons. Serv. S.A.

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Nomenclature
TROPICOS nomenclatural database at Missouri Botanical Garden (W3TROPICOS)
APNI (Australian Plant Name Index): nomenclatural database in Canberra

Rhizobia
database of root-nodule bacteria at RIKEN, Japan


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