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Erythrina herbacea L.

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GENUS: Erythrina L.

Erythrina herbacea L. [Preferred name]
    Corallodendron herbaceum (L.)Kuntze {Synonym}
    Erythrina arborea Small {Synonym}
    Erythrina hederaefolia Spreng. {Synonym}
    Erythrina herbacea var. arborea Chapman {Synonym}
    Erythrina humilis Salisb. {Synonym}
    Erythrina rubicunda Jacq. {Synonym}
    Xyphanthus hederifolius Raf. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Cardinal Spear [1983, 3716]; Cherokee Bean [1983, 3716]; Coral Bean [1983, 3716]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Asia
Indonesia (I) [3898]; Jawa (N) [3898]; Pakistan (I) [1938]; Singapore (I) [3004]
  Caribbean
  Central America
Mexico(North & Central) (N) [285, 1385, 1386, 1388, 1390]; Mexico(South East) (N) [1117]
  North America
United States (N) [285, 1252, 1340, 1385, 1391, 1392, 1393, 1394, 1395, 1396, 1431, 1680, 3157]; Alabama [3157]; Florida [3157]; Georgia [3157]; Louisiana [3157]; Mississippi [3157]; North Carolina [3157]; Oklahoma [3157]; South Carolina [3157]; Texas [3157]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [1938, 1983, 3602, 3898] ; Illustration [3716]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [3898] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157] ; Habit: Herb, Shrub [3898], Tree ; Lifespan: Perennial [3898] ; Source(s): 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1993 Adams BR, 1993 Polhill RM, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2005), 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P

  
USES:
  Environmental [1938, 3898]

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

285.

  Krukoff, B.A. & Barneby, R.C., 1974
    Lloydia 37(3):332-459 Conspectus...of the genus Erythrina

1117.

  Breedlove, D.E., 1986
    Listados Floristicos de Mexico 4:90-112 Flora de Chiapas

1385.

  Krukoff, B.A. & Barneby, R.C., 1972
    Phytologia 25(1):1-31 Notes on the Speciesof Erythrina. VI.

1386.

  Krukoff, B.A. & Barneby, R.C., 1973
    Phytologia 27(2):108-141 Notes on Species of Erythrina. VII.

1388.

  Krukoff, B.A., 1971
    Phytologia 22(4):244-277...notes American Spp. ErythrinaV.

1390.

  Krukoff, B.A., 1976
    Phytologia 33(5):342-356 Notes on Species of Erythrina.VIII.

1938.

  Ali, S.I., 1977
    Papilion. In:Flora of West Pakistan, No 100.

1983.

  Bailey, L.H. & Bailey, E.Z., 1976
    Hortus Third. New York: Macmillan

3004.

  Ford, C.S., 1994
    Kew Herbarium Material.

3157.

  Isely, D., 1998
    Native & naturalized Leg.of the USA.Brigham Young Univ.Utah

3602.

  Bailey, L.H., 1961
    Manual of cultivated plants. New York.

3716.

  Ellison, D.P., 1995
    Cultivated plants of the World-trees,shrubs,climbers.Brisban

3898.

  Backer, C.A., 1963
    Flora of Java. Groningen, The Netherlands
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