PLANTS Profile for Erythrina (erythrina)

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PLANTS Profile

Erythrina L.
erythrina

Symbol:

ERYTH

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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©G.A. Cooper. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Department of Systematic Biology-Botany. Australia, Brisbane Botanical Garden. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Images:
Erythrina L.

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Distribution:
Erythrina L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NC, NM, OK, SC, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Erythrina L.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Erythrina abyssinica Lam. ex DC.. . Image Available.

Erythrina abyssinica
erythrina

Distribution of Erythrina berteriana Urb.. .

Erythrina berteriana
machete

Distribution of Erythrina corallodendron L.. . Image Available.

Erythrina corallodendron
coral erythrina

Distribution of Erythrina crista-galli L.. . Image Available.

Erythrina crista-galli
crybabytree

Distribution of Erythrina eggersii Krukoff & Moldenke. .

Erythrina eggersii
cock's spur

Distribution of Erythrina flabelliformis Kearney. . Image Available.

Erythrina flabelliformis
coralbean

Distribution of Erythrina fusca Lour.. . Image Available.

Erythrina fusca
bucayo

Distribution of Erythrina herbacea L.. . Image Available.

Erythrina herbacea
redcardinal

Distribution of Erythrina humeana Spreng.. .

Erythrina humeana
dwarf erythrina

Distribution of Erythrina poeppigiana (Walp.) O.F. Cook. .

Erythrina poeppigiana
mountain immortelle

Distribution of Erythrina sandwicensis O. Deg.. .

Erythrina sandwicensis
wili wili

Distribution of Erythrina subumbrans (Hassk.) Merr.. .

Erythrina subumbrans
erythrina

Distribution of Erythrina variegata L.. . Image Available.

Erythrina variegata
tiger's claw

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Erythrina L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Erythrina L. – erythrina

More Accounts and Images:
Erythrina L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26675.

Time Generated: 06/18/2013 01:05 AM CDT