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Erythrina  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 26675

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): coraltrees [English]
  
    koraalbome
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2021   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderRosanae   
                         OrderFabales   
                            FamilyFabaceae  – peas, legumes  
                               GenusErythrina L. – coraltrees, koraalbome  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesErythrina abyssinica Lam. ex DC. – vuurpylkoraalboom, red-hot-poker tree, luckybean-tree, northern erythrina, red-hot-poker coraltree, chinimpitipi, munembiti, munhimbiti, munimbiti, mutiti, mutsiti, gombati, munyanyudza, gombati, mutiti, erythrina 
                                  SpeciesErythrina berteroana Urb. – machete 
                                  SpeciesErythrina caffra Thunb. – lucky beantree, Cape coraltree, coastal coraltree, coraltree, luckybean-tree, Kaapse koraalboom, kuskoraalboom, Küsten-Korallenbaum, umsintsi, umsinsi, South African coral tree 
                                  SpeciesErythrina corallodendron L. – coral erythrina 
                                  SpeciesErythrina crista-galli L. – cockspur coral tree, crybabytree 
                                  SpeciesErythrina eggersii Krukoff & Moldenke – piñon espinoso, cock's spur, pinon espinoso 
                                  SpeciesErythrina flabelliformis Kearney – coralbean 
                                  SpeciesErythrina fusca Lour. – bucayo 
                                  SpeciesErythrina herbacea L. – redcardinal, eastern coralbean 
                                  SpeciesErythrina humeana Spreng. – dwarf erythrina, dwarf coraltree, kleinkoraalboom, mokhupye, umsinsana, umsintsane, utambuki, ikati, umsinsana 
                                  SpeciesErythrina poeppigiana (Walp.) O.F. Cook – mountain immortelle 
                                  SpeciesErythrina sandwicensis O. Deg. – wiliwili 
                                  SpeciesErythrina speciosa Andrews  
                                  SpeciesErythrina subumbrans (Hassk.) Merr.  
                                  SpeciesErythrina variegata L. – tiger's claw 
       

 References
       
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  Source: Fabaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Erythrina   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Erythrina   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Erythrina   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Erythrina   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Krukoff, B. A., and R. C. Barneby   
  Publication Date: 1974   
  Article/Chapter Title: Conspectus of species of the genus Erythrina   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Lloydia, vol. 37, no. 3   
  Page(s): 332-459   
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  Notes:    
  Reference for: Erythrina   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): van Wyk, Braam, Erika van den Berg, Meg Coates Palgrave, and Marie Jordaan   
  Publication Date: 2011   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Dictionary of Names for Southern African Trees   
  Page(s): viii + 956   
  Publisher: Briza Publications   
  Publication Place: Pretoria, South Africa   
  ISBN/ISSN: 9781920146016   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Erythrina, coraltrees [English], koraalbome   
       

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 Comments
       
  Comment: Erythrina L. (TSN 26675) is apparently a 'parahomonym' of (different kingdom, same name as) bird genus Erythrina Brehm, 1828 (TSN 179183), which is also a nomen nudum  
 

 

    


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