Biology:Erythrina lysistemon

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Short description: Species of legume

Common coral-tree
Habit and inflorescence
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Erythrina
Species:
E. lysistemon
Binomial name
Erythrina lysistemon
Hutch.
Synonyms[2]
  • Erythrina afra var. mossambicensis Baker f.

Erythrina lysistemon is a species of deciduous tree in the pea family, Fabaceae.[2][3] It is native to South Africa. Common names include common coral-tree, lucky bean tree, umsintsi (Xhosa), muvhale (Venda), mophete (Tswana), koraalboom or kanniedood (Afrikaans), mokhungwane (Sotho) and mutiti (Shona). It is regularly cultivated as a tree for gardens and parks.

Description

Common coral tree reaches 30 to 40 ft (9.1 to 12.2 m) in height, with smooth grayish bark, not corky; hooked prickles scattered on trunk and branches; leaves with 3 leaflets, up to 7 in (18 cm) long, petiole and midrib prickly. The tree is leafless for up to 4 or 5 months of the year. The lovely scarlet red flowers are borne in dense racemes in spring before leaves and attract numerous birds and insects to the garden. It is hardy to USDA Zone 9b.

  • flowers
    flowers
  • Seed pod and seeds - MHNT
    Seed pod and seeds - MHNT
  • dry bark
    dry bark
  • stem with thorns
    stem with thorns
  • foliage and seed pods
    foliage and seed pods

References

  1. ↑ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2020). "Erythrina lysistemon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T146455940A146455942.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/146455940/146455942. Retrieved January 2, 2025. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Erythrina lysistemon Hutch.". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:494491-1. 
  3. ↑ "Erythrina lysistemon Hutch.". Species 2000. n.d.. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/3BDBW. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3644036 entry



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