Taxon:
Erythrina corallodendrum L.
Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:706. 1753
Verified:
03/15/1987
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage Note: lists as "corallodendron"
- Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
- Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
- Krukoff, B. A. & R. C. Barneby. 1974. Conspectus of species of the genus Erythrina. Lloydia 37:399.
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
- Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-. Note: lists as "corallodendron"
- Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
- Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: lists as "corallodendron"
- Nicolson, D. H. et al. 1991. Flora of Dominica, Part 2: Dicotyledonae. Smithsonian contributions to botany vol. 77. Note: lists as "corallodendron"
- Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: lists as "corallodendron"
Common names
English
coraltree – German
echter Korallenbaum –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Haiti | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Jamaica | | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
Native
Southern America
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CARIBBEAN:
Haiti, Jamaica
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | boundary/barrier/support | | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |
Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |
Environmental | shade/shelter | | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |