Erythrina corallodendron
Flowers
In a park in Israel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Erythrina
Species:
E. corallodendron
Binomial name
Erythrina corallodendron
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Corallodendron aculeatum Medik.
    • Corallodendron australe Kuntze
    • Corallodendron occidentale (L.) Kuntze
    • Erythrina corallifera Salisb.
    • Erythrina corallodendron var. bicolor Krukoff
    • Erythrina corallodendron var. connata Krukoff
    • Erythrina corallodendron var. occidentalis L.
    • Erythrina inermis Mill.
    • Erythrina spinosa Mill.
    • Piscidia corallodendrum Steud.

Erythrina corallodendron, the red bean tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[2] It is native to the Caribbean; Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, the Leeward Islands, and the Windward Islands, and has been introduced to Trinidad and Tobago, Kenya, Réunion, and the Malay Peninsula.[1] A small tree usually 3 m (10 ft) tall, but rarely reaching 10 m (33 ft), and with showy flowers, it is often planted as an ornamental.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Erythrina corallodendron L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Erythrina corallodendron red bean tree". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022. Other common names; West Indian coral tree
  3. ^ Fern, Ken (30 July 2021). "Erythrina corallodendron L. Fabaceae". tropical.theferns.info. Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved 6 January 2022.


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