Biology:Erythrina falcata
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Short description: Species of legume
| Brazilian coral tree | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Erythrina |
| Species: | E. falcata
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| Binomial name | |
| Erythrina falcata Benth.
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| Synonyms | |
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Erythrina falcata, commonly known as the Brazilian coral tree, is a timber tree in the family Fabaceae native to tropical South America. It can be found in Argentina , Bolivia the Atlantic Forest vegetation in Brazil , Paraguay and Peru.[1] This plant is also used as a medicinal plant and ornamental plant which is attractive to birds.

See also
- List of plants of Atlantic Forest vegetation of Brazil
References
- Richter, H.G., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2000 onwards. Commercial timbers: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval. In English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5225073 entry
