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Taxon:  Erythrina variegata L.



Summary
Genus:
Erythrina
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Nomen number:
15773
Place of publication:
Herb. amb. 10. 1754 (Amoen. acad. 4:122. 1759)
Verified:
03/15/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (2  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Erythrina variegata L. var. variegata

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Erythrina corallodendrum L. var. orientalis L.
Erythrina indica Lam.
Erythrina orientalis (L.) Murray
Erythrina parcellii W. Bull
Erythrina variegata L. var. orientalis (L.) Merr.
Tetradapa javanorum Osbeck
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
  3. Elevitch, C. R., ed. The traditional tree initiative: species profiles for Pacific Island agroforestry (on-line resource). URL: http://www.agroforestry.net/tti/Erythrina-coraltree.pdf Note:
    • Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), Holualoa, Hawai'i
    • http://www.traditionaltree.org/
  4. Englert, J. M. et al. 1999-. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
  5. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource). URL: http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Erythrina+variegata&quantity=1
  6. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  7. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: introd.
  8. Huang, S. F. & T. C. Huang. 1987. Taxonomic treatment of the Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) of Taiwan. Taiwania 32:11-117. Note: var. orientalis (L.) Merr.
  9. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  10. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource). URL: http://www.anbg.gov.au/common.names/
  11. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  12. Krukoff, B. A. & R. C. Barneby. 1974. Conspectus of species of the genus Erythrina. Lloydia 37:431.
  13. Krukoff, B. A. 1972. Notes on Asiatic-Polynesian-Australian species of Erythrina, II. J. Arnold Arbor. 53:132-136.
  14. Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
  15. Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
  16. Lewis, G. P. 1987. Legumes of Bahia
  17. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  18. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
  19. Maesen, L. J. G. van der. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
  20. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
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  25. Verdcourt, B. 1979. A manual of New Guinea legumes.
Common names
English
coraltree –
Indian coraltree –
India
dadap –
Japanese Rōmaji
deiko –
Swedish
indiskt korallträd –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanComoros  
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanSeychelles  
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChina s.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan s.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territory 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland 
1NativePacificSouth-Central PacificFrench Polynesia  
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  
2Cultivated    also cult.
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China (s.)
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Ryukyu Islands], Taiwan (s.)
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka
  • PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland, Northern Territory]
Pacific
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: French Polynesia
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Maesen, L. J. G. van der. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.


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