Common name
English: Coral tree
German: Korallenbaum
Portuguese: Eritrina-candelabro, Mulungu-do-litoral
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Fabales (244)
Family: Fabaceae (244)(family description)
Genus: Erythrina (3)
Epithet: speciosa Andrews (6)
Synonyms: Corallodendron reticulatum (C.Presl) Kuntze, Erythrina graefferi Tineo, Erythrina poianthes Brot., Erythrina reticulata C.Presl, Erythrina speciosa Tod., Micropteryx reticulata Walp., Stenotropis berteroi Hassk.
berteroi => in honor of Carlo Giuseppe Luigi Bertero (1789-1831), Italian physician, botanist and plant collector
reticulata => meaning networked (veins in the leaf)
reticulatum => netted, resembling net-work
speciosa => beautiful
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical, tropical
Habit: tree
Flower colour: red, orange
External links
Literature
- [23] Lorenzi,H. (2002): Brazilian trees: A guide to the identification and cultivation of Brazilian native trees. Plantarum, Nova Odessa, São Paulo, Brazil.