Dna barcoding to confirm the morphological identification. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about erythrina species, amapola, coral bean tree, immortel erythrina corallodendron supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles datab. Erythrina cristagalli is a deciduous shrub growing to 3 m 9ft by 2 m 6ft. Erythrina plants often are severely affected by larvae of t. Erythrina coralloides is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, fabaceae, that is native to. The bole can be 15 25cm in diameter with a rough, corky bark 419. In the spring, red flowers with greenish yellow tips bloom on 6 inch long spikes. This spectacular tree is ideal for those who wish to enjoy the benefits of a sculptural, striking and colourful accent within the landscape during late winter and spring and who wish to enjoy cool, filtered shade in summer. The erythrina stem or twig borer uc cooperative extension. Erythrina coralloides bicolor at san marcos growers. The genus erythrina is in the family leguminosae in the major group angiosperms flowering plants. Its seeds are elliptic, smooth, glossy, coralred, with a salient longitudinal line on the back, and with a white hilum surrounded by a black border. Those of you on the west coast or in hawaii may know erythrina as the coral tree.
The california polytechnic state university and the cal poly corporation shall not be responsible for any loss of profit, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising out of the use of the data and information derived from this. Its white wood is used for making bungs and, especially in san luis potosi, figurines. It ranges from tamaulipas south to oaxaca, and some taxonomists believe it is also native to southern arizona in the united states. Erythrina coralloides flame coral tree, naked coral tree is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, fabaceae, that is native to eastern mexico.
This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Fertilize this plant once or twice each year, and cut back the dead tops in the winter. In the central valley of costa rica, erythrina poeppigiana is a common shade. The morphological characteristics and the alkaloid content of seedlings of the closely related erythrina americana and e. Erythrina variegata coral tree introduction thecoral tree is cultivated throughout the tropics, particularly as an ornamental tree and as a shade and soil im. American coral tree erythrina americana inaturalist. Erythrina coralloides is a tree reaching a height of 5 m. There is also a variant of this tree called erythrina coralloides bicolor.
Erythrina speciosa is a spiny, deciduous shrub or small tree with an open crown. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 3. The wood of this tree is weak and it can use some pruning to keep it from. The genus erythrina is a pea relative fabaceae whose species usually grow in tropical or subtropical locations. Erythrina coraloides can grow to 20 feet tall and wide. Erythrina caffra is one of our most handsome, springflowering trees. Dna barcoding to confirm the morphological identification of the coral trees erythrina spp. Erythrina coralloides information from itis the integrated taxonomic information system itis provides authoritative taxonomic information on erythrina coralloides, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of north america and the world. Erythrina fabaceae consists of 115 species distributed throughout the tropical. To kick off 2009, we focus on the incredibly striking and everpopular erythrina caffra.
Erythrina species, naked coral tree erythrina coralloides. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles. On sep 12, 2005, rwhiz from spring valley, ca zone 10a wrote. Here in the southeast us we have a few erythrina selections that display some cold tolerance and grow as dieback perennials. Concentrations vary from species to species, in some it is low enough that the plant. The study of the antidiarrhoeal effects of ethanolic leaf extract of e. Concentrations vary from species to species, in some it is low enough that the plant is safely used as a food. Erythrina stem borer feed internally on stem tissues near the shoot tips erythrina coralloides. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. Native to mozambique and coastal regions of south africa, cultivated widely, and reported to be naturalized in india, australia, and new zealand.
Erythrina species, amapola, coral bean tree, immortel. The plant list includes a further 45 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus erythrina. The california polytechnic state university and the cal poly corporation shall not be responsible for any loss of profit, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising out of the use of the data and information derived from this web site. Erythrina cristagalli coral tree, crybabytree pfaf plant. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
The trunk and branches, which are woolly to begin with, have prominent thorns and thick, corky bark. It is tolerant of a wide range of soils but prefers one that is fertile and welldrained. The leaves of tambookie thorn are composed of three bluishgreen leaflets. The wood of this tree is weak and it can use some pruning to keep it from breaking itself down. A new and potentially devastating pest of coral trees in california article pdf available february 2016 with 2,701 reads how we measure reads. The plant list includes 315 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus erythrina. Erythrina coralloides, leaves of the naked coral tree.
Forms are available with white flowers and variegated leaves. Undifferentiated callus of erythrina coralloides and e. It has clusters of pink flowers at the branch tips other color forms such do exist. Pdf erythrina, a potential source of chemicals from the. Bright red seeds of the african kafferboom coral tree erythrina caffra. It is very similar, but unlike the hybrid it develops fruit photo. For more multimedia, look at erythrina speciosa on wikimedia commons.
It is growing with great vigor, but has not bloomed yet. Plants profile for erythrina corallodendron coral erythrina. Naked coral tree erythrina coralloides inaturalist. The pupation occurs mostly on the ground in the leaf litter. If the pollen is transferred between flowers of different trees, then cross pollination is accomplished. As the hummingbird feeds, pollen adheres to its head and bill is transferred from one flower to another. Erythrina coralloides naked coral tree california gardens. Cartel colorin free download as powerpoint presentation. Erythrina coralloides native to eastern mexico, this coral tree bears red flowers in the early spring when the tree is leafless, hence the name naked coral tree. Erythrina coralloides bicolor naked coral tree this interesting form of the common naked coral tree has white flower clusters, red flower clusters and mixed colored clusters on the same plant from february to june.
Erythrina corallodendron in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Erythrina speciosa in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Native to eastern mexico, this coral tree bears red flowers in the early spring when the tree is leafless, hence the name naked coral tree. Passerine pollination is commonly found in old world species of erythrina in africa and. A hummingbird sipping sugary nectar from the tubular flowers of the mexican coral tree erythrina coralloides. View picture of erythrina species, naked coral tree erythrina coralloides at daves garden. No warranties or guarantees as to the accuracy of the data and information derived from this web site are expressed or implied. Erythrina corallodendrum synonyms, erythrina corallodendrum pronunciation, erythrina corallodendrum translation, english dictionary definition of erythrina corallodendrum. For more multimedia, look at erythrina corallodendron on wikimedia commons. The record derives from ildis data supplied on 20100714 which reports it as an accepted name record 33419 mirror. Erythrina america, coral tree or colorines, is a flowering plant of the genus erythrina which is native to mexico. As with the typical form, this deciduous tree from mexico grows.
Erythrina speciosa, erythrina reticulata, erythrina poianthes. Coral trees are members of the pea family, fabaceae, fun fact which is the thirdlargest land plant family. Erythrina acanthocarpa tambookie thorn an interesting small coral tree from south africa. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Dara the erythrina stem borer esb sometimes known as the erythrina twig borer terastia meticulosalis, a potentially. Join our friendly community that shares tips and ideas for gardens, along with seeds and plants. Morphology and alkaloidal profile of the seedlings of. Unlike the other south african species of erythrina, the large leaves of e. Erythrina americana flame coral tree will reach a height of 7m and a spread of 7m after 1020 years. Profuse display of coralred owers in late winter, early spring. Erythrina latissima is an attractive, small to mediumsized tree, 5 to 8 m tall. The erythrina coralloides flowers come on when the tree has few if any leaves. Department of agriculture agricultural research service.
Erythrina twigborer was recorded on various erythrina species, including e. Erythrina, a potential source of chemicals from the neotropics doc. Botanical name common name supplemental irrigation requirements summer irrigation recommendation. Sheldon navie bats wing coral tree erythrina vespertilio is a similar native species with very spiny stems and lobed leaflets photo. Erythrina herbacea should be grown in full sun or partial shade. Resembles erythrina coralloides in both habit and owers.
It is a woody, deciduous shrub to small tree with trumpet like, bright scarlet to rose flowers before the trilobed leaves with prominent veins appear. Our plants from cuttings given to us by the san diego zoo. Erythrina speciosa pink form this decidous small tree or multistemmed shrub from comes from southeastern brazil. Erythrina americana flame coral tree naked coral tree. This page was last edited on 15 december 2019, at 03. Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following locations. Erythrina bidwillii bidwills coral tree regular regular regular erythrina caffra kaffirboom coral tree regular regular regular erythrina coralloides naked coral tree regular regular regular erythrina cristagalli cockspur coral tree regular. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is pollinated by insects.
In the gordon, dermer, and thomson catalog 10, erythrina herbacea l. It contains about species, which are distributed in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Larvae of the erythrina stem borer hollow out the stem as they feed erythrina coralloides. Erythrina speciosa is a tree native to brazil, which is often cultivated and has introduced populations in africa and india. The record derives from ildis data supplied on 20100714 which reports it as an accepted name record 33419. The wood of this tree is weak and it can require some regular pruning to keep it from breaking itself down, though the naked coral tree is not as bad about this as erythrina caffra. Erythrina, a potential source of chemicals from the neotropics 175 the ethnomedical use. Morphology and alkaloidal profile of the seedlings of erythrina americana mill. All erythrina species contain greater or lesser amounts of toxic alkaloids these can be found in all parts of the plant but are usually most concentrated in the seeds. Beds and borders, city, coastal, conservatory, containers, drought tolerant, subtropical. In many, the alkaloids are utilized for their medicinal effects. The erythrina stem or twig borer a new and potentially devastating pest of coral trees in california donald r.
Erythrina coralloides, or the naked coraltree, is native to the rocky cliffs and canyons of mexico, though it is also quite widely planted as an ornamental here in san miguel. In frostfree areas, grow in fertile, moist but welldrained soil in a sheltered, sunny site. The plants database includes the following 1 subspecies of erythrina corallodendron. To 2030 feet tall or much taller, with spreading form. According to the second edition of manual of the flowering plants of hawaii by. Erythrina coralloides naked coral tree erythrina crista galli, erythrina laurifolia cry baby tree, cockspur coral tree, cocks comb coral tree erythrina decora namib coral tree erythrina edulis chachafruto erythrina fusca, erythrina glauca cape kaffirboom, gallito, coral bean, bois immortelle more similar plants. An erythrina coralloides in uska species han magnoliopsida nga ginhulagway ni dc an erythrina coralloides in nahilalakip ha genus nga erythrina, ngan familia nga fabaceae. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
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