Biology:Erythrina poeppigiana
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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Erythrina
Erythrina poeppigiana | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Erythrina |
Species: | E. poeppigiana
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Binomial name | |
Erythrina poeppigiana (Walp.) O.F.Cook[1]
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Erythrina poeppigiana, called the mountain immortelle, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Erythrina, native to northern and western South America, and introduced to various places in Central America, the Caribbean, Africa, India and tropical Asia.[2][3] Its striking display of orange flowers has led to its use as an ornamental street tree. It is the emblematic state tree of Mérida, Venezuela. Widely cultivated, it is a nitrogen fixer and a source of fodder.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S.D.A. Div. Bot. Bull. 25: 57 (1901)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Erythrina poeppigiana (Walp.) O.F.Cook". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:96637-2.
- ↑ "Erythrina poeppigiana mountain immortelle". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/158670/i-Erythrina-poeppigiana-i/Details. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ↑ "Erythrina poeppigiana". Tropical Forages. 2020. https://www.tropicalforages.info/text/entities/erythrina_poeppigiana.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q5837321 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythrina poeppigiana.
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