? Erythrina
Flower of the Coral Bean, Erythrina herbacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Tribe: Phaseoleae Genus: Erythrina
Species
Over 100, see text Coral bean flower, photographed 27th March 2004 in Turkey Creek Sanctuary, Palm Bay, Florida, by Stephen Lea. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants Adiantum pedatum (a fern... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Orders see text Dicotyledons or dicots are flowering plants whose seed typically contains two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. ... Families Fabaceae (legumes) Quillajaceae Polygalaceae (milkwort family) Surianaceae The Fabales are an order of flowering plants, included in the rosid group of dicotyledons. ... Subfamilies Faboideae Caesalpinioideae Mimosoideae References GRIN-CA 2002-09-01 The name Fabaceae belongs to either of two families, depending on viewpoint. ... Genera See text The Subfamily Faboideae is in the flowering plant family, Fabaceae. ... Genera include: Canavalia Lablab Macrotyloma Phaseolus Psophocarpus Vigna The tribe Phaseoleae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae, which includes the legumes. ...

Erythrina is a genus of tropical and subtropical flowering trees in the Family Fabaceae and distributed in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. The name coral tree is used for many of these trees. Many species of Erythrina have bright red flowers, and this may be the origin of the common name (Greek ερυθρος). However, the growth of the branches can resemble the shape of sea coral, and this is an alternative source for the name. In horticulture, the name "coral tree" is used to refer to any red-flowered member of the genus. Not all species of Erythrina have bright red flowers; the Wiliwili (E. sandwicensis) has extraordinary variation in its flower colour, with orange, yellow, salmon, green and white all being found within natural populations. This striking color polymorphism is likely unique in the genus. Subfamilies Faboideae Caesalpinioideae Mimosoideae References GRIN-CA 2002-09-01 The name Fabaceae belongs to either of two families, depending on viewpoint. ... // Headline text Headline text Headline text Headline text Bold text Orders Scleractinia Corals are gastrovascular marine cnidarians (phylum Cnidaria; class Anthozoa) existing as small sea anemone-like polyps, typically forming colonies of many individuals. ... The Latin words hortus (garden plant) and cultura (culture) together form horticulture, classically defined as the culture or growing of garden plants. ... Binomial name Erythrina sandwicensis Degener Wiliwili is a species (Erythrina sandwicensis) of tree in the flowering plant family, Fabaceae. ...

There are about 130 species in the Genus Erythrina, some of them well known, as they are used widely in the tropics and subtropics as street and park trees, especially in drier areas. Species include: In biology, a species is the basic unit of biodiversity. ...

• Erythrina caffra – Kaffirboom (South Africa)
• Erythrina crista-galli – Cockspur Coral Tree or Ceibo (South America)
• Erythrina edulis – Basul (Andes)
• Erythrina flabelliformis – Kearney Coral Bean (Arizona, New Mexico)
• Erythrina herbacea – Coral Bean (southeastern United States)
• Erythrina humeana – Dwarf Coral Tree (South Africa)
• Erythrina indica – Tiger Claw (Ryukyu Islands)
• Erythrina lysistemon – Common Coral Tree (South Africa)
• Erythrina mulungu (syn. E. verna) – Mulungu (South America)
• Erythrina sandwicensis – Wiliwili (Hawai‘i)

All species of Erythrina have bean-like seed pods. The seeds of over 40 of the species contain alkaloids, and some of the Amazonian species are used for medicinal and other purposes by indigenous peoples. Binomial name Erythrina crista-galli L. Erythrina crista-galli is a flowering tree of the family Fabaceae, which is found in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Paraguay, receiving several local common names (ceibo, seíbo, bucaré). In English it is known as Cockspur coral tree. ... Binomial name Erythrina herbacea L. The Coral bean (Erythrina herbacea) also known as the Cherokee bean, Red cardinal or Cardinal spear, is a flowering tree found throughout the south-eastern United States and north-eastern Mexico; it has also been reported from parts of Central America and, as an introduced... Location of Ryukyu Islands Flag of same The Ryukyu Islands or Nansei Islands (南西諸島 Nansei-shotō, which translates literally as southwest islands), are an island chain stretching southwestward from the island of Kyushu in Japan. ... In scientific classification, synonymy is the existence of multiple systematic names to label the same organism. ... Binomial name Erythrina sandwicensis Degener Wiliwili is a species (Erythrina sandwicensis) of tree in the flowering plant family, Fabaceae. ... State nickname: The Aloha State Official languages Hawaiian and English Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Governor Linda Lingle (R) Senators Daniel Inouye (D) Daniel Akaka (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 43rd 28,337 km² 41. ... An alkaloid is a nitrogenous organic molecule that has a pharmacological effect on humans and animals. ...

Erythrina species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Endoclita damor, Hypercompe eridanus and Hypercompe icasia. A larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). ... Super Families Butterflies Hesperioidea Papilionoidea Moths Micropterigoidea Heterobathmioidea Eriocranioidea Acanthopteroctetoidea Lophocoronoidea Neopseustoidea Mnesarchaeoidea Hepialoidea Nepticuloidea Incurvarioidea Palaephatoidea Tischeriodea Simaethistoidea Tineoidea Gracillarioidea Yponomeutoidea Gelechioidea Zygaenoidea Sesioidea Cossoidea Tortricoidea Choreutoida Urodoidea Galacticoidea Schreckensteinioidea Epermenioidea Pterophoroidea Aluctoidea Immoidea Axioidea Hyblaeoidea Thyridoidea Whalleyanoidea Pyraloidea Mimallonoidea Lasiocampoidea Geometroidea Drepanoidea Bombycoidea Calliduloidae Hedyloidea Noctuoidea Families About... Endoclita is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. ... Hypercompe is a genus of moths of the family Arctiidae. ... Hypercompe is a genus of moths of the family Arctiidae. ...

The Cockspur coral tree (E. crista-galli) is the national flower of Argentina and the official city tree of Los Angeles, California (where it is referred to simply as the "coral tree"). The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish; Los Ángeles) is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ...

External link

• List of species of Erythrina from LegumeWeb