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Erythrina caffra Thunb.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 121 (1800)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Fabales
family
Fabaceae
genus
Erythrina
species
Erythrina caffra

Name

Synonyms
Chirocalyx pubescens Walp.
Corallodendron caffrum (Thunb.) Kuntze
Duchassaingia caffra (Thunb.) Walp.
Erythrina constantiana Micheli
Erythrina fissa C.Presl
Erythrina insignis Tod.
Erythrina viarum Tod.
Homonyms
Erythrina caffra Thunb.
Erythrina caffra Blanco
Erythrina caffra Ker Gawl.
Common names
Cape Kaffirboom in English
Cape coraltree in English
Kaapse koraalboom in Afrikaans
Kaffirboom in English
Küsten-Korallenbaum in German
South African coral tree in English
coastal coraltree in English
coraltree in English
coraltree in English
kuskoraalboom in Afrikaans
lucky beantree in English
lucky beantree in language.
lucky beantree in English
luckybean-tree in English
umsinsi in Zulu
umsintsi in Xhosa
Coastal Coral Tree in English
Cape sword-flower in English
Coast Coral Tree in English
coral tree in English
sword tree in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Krukoff, B. A., and R. C. Barneby, 1974: Conspectus of species of the genus Erythrina. Lloydia, vol. 37, no. 3. 332-459.
  2. Martins, Milena Ventrichi, and Ana Maria Goulart de Azevedo Tozzi, 2018: Nomenclatural and taxonomic changes in Brazilian Erythrina (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Phaseoleae). Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, vol. 145, no. 4. 398-402.
  3. Ritter, Matt, 2011: null. A Californian's Guide to the Trees Among Us. xxxvi + 153.
  4. van Wyk, Braam, Erika van den Berg, Meg Coates Palgrave, and Marie Jordaan, 2011: null. Dictionary of Names for Southern African Trees. viii + 956.
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