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Coral Trees (Genus Erythrina) Info
Erythrina /ˌɛrɪˈθraɪnə/ is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae. It contains about 130 species, which are distributed in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. They are trees, growing up to 30 m (98 ft) in height. The generic name is derived from the Greek word ερυθρóς (erythros), meaning "red," referring to the flower color of certain species. (Wikipedia)
Typical Rosefinches - Photo (c) M.Nishimura, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) CC
Typical Rosefinches (Genus Carpodacus) Info
The rosefinches are a genus, Carpodacus, of passerine birds in the finch family Fringillidae. Most are called "rosefinches" and as the word implies, have various shades of red in their plumage. The common rosefinch is frequently called the "rosefinch". The genus name is from Ancient Greek karpos, "fruit" and dakno, "to bite". (Wikipedia)
Coral Bean - Photo (c) Dwight Bohlmeyer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Dwight Bohlmeyer CC
Coral Bean (Erythrina herbacea) Info
Erythrina herbacea, commonly known as the coral bean, Cherokee bean, Mamou plant in South Louisiana, red cardinal or cardinal spear, is a flowering shrub or small tree found throughout the southeastern United States and northeastern Mexico; it has also been reported from parts of Central America and, as an introduced species, from Pakistan. Various other systematic names have been used for this plant in the past, including Erythrina arborea, (Wikipedia)
Common Rosefinch - Photo (c) Геннадий, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Геннадий CC
Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) Info
The common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) or scarlet rosefinch is the most widespread and common rosefinch of Asia and Europe. (Wikipedia)
Cockspur Coral Tree - Photo (c) Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Taylor CC
Cockspur Coral Tree (Erythrina crista-galli) Info
Erythrina crista-galli, often known as the cockspur coral tree, is a flowering tree in the family Fabaceae, native to Argentina, Uruguay, southern Brazil and Paraguay. It is widely planted as a street or garden tree in other countries, notably in California. It is known by several common names within South America: ceibo, seíbo (Spanish), corticeira (Portuguese) and the more ambiguous bucaré, to name a few. Its specific epithet crista-galli (Wikipedia)
American Coral Tree - Photo (c) Alfonso Gutiérrez Aldana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alfonso Gutiérrez Aldana CC
American Coral Tree (Erythrina americana) Info
Erythrina America, (coral tree or colorines), is a flowering plant of the genus Erythrina which is native to Mexico. Colorín (plural colorines) is the name of a type of tree, Erythrina americana also called Tzompāmitl. The word colorín means color chillón—a “gaudy” or “loud” color (Williams 1959). (Wikipedia)
Jamaican Dogwood - Photo (c) Romero Roberto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Romero Roberto CC
Jamaican Dogwood (Piscidia piscipula) Info
Piscidia piscipula, formerly also called Piscidia erythrina and commonly named Florida fishpoison tree, Jamaican dogwood, or fishfuddle, is a medium-sized, deciduous, tropical tree endemic to the wider Caribben region including extreme southern Florida (primarily the Florida Keys) and the Bahamas, many of the Antillean islands and the coastal region from Panama northward to the vicinity of Ocampo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Native Americans of the West In (Wikipedia)
South African Coral Tree - Photo (c) Craig Peter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Craig Peter CC
South African Coral Tree (Erythrina caffra) Info
Erythrina caffra, the coast coral tree or African coral tree, is a tree native to southeastern Africa, which is often cultivated and has introduced populations in India. It is the official tree of Los Angeles, California in the United States. (Wikipedia)
Indian Coral Tree - Photo (c) chouenyu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) CC
Indian Coral Tree (Erythrina variegata) Info
Erythrina variegata (syn. E. indica Lam., E. variegata var. orientalis (L.) Merr.; tiger's claw, Indian coral tree and sunshine tree; Pali: pāricchattaka; Sanskrit: pārijāta, पारिजात) is a species of Erythrina native to the tropical and subtropical regions of eastern Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, northern Australia, and the islands of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean east to Fiji. (Wikipedia)
Western Coral Bean - Photo (c) jrebman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by jrebman CC
Western Coral Bean (Erythrina flabelliformis) Info
Erythrina flabelliformis, common name chilicote or western coral bean, is a plant species native to central and northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States. It is known from Baja California as far south as Morelos and as far east as San Luis Potosí, as well as from Arizona and New Mexico. (Wikipedia)
Giant Silk Moth - Photo (c) yakovlev.alexey, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) CC
Giant Silk Moth (Arsenura armida) Info
The Giant Silk Moth (Arsenura armida) is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is also known as the Giant Silk Moth. It is found mainly in South and Central America, from Mexico to Bolivia, and Ecuador to south-eastern Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Common Coral Tree - Photo (c) Warren McCleland, all rights reserved, uploaded by Warren McCleland C
Common Coral Tree (Erythrina lysistemon) Info
Erythrina lysistemon is a species of deciduous tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to South Africa. Common names include common coral tree, lucky bean tree, umsintsi (Xhosa), muvhale (Venda), mophete (Tswana), koraalboom of kanniedood (Afrikaans), mokhungwane (Sotho) and umsinsi (Zulu). It is regularly cultivated as a tree for gardens and parks. (Wikipedia)
Baluy - Photo (c) Alejandro  Bayer Tamayo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) CC
Baluy (Erythrina edulis) Info
Erythrina edulis (Basul) is a nitrogen fixing tree that is native to the Andean region from western Venezuela to southern Bolivia. Nowadays it is known in Venezuela as “Frijol mompás”, in Bolivia, Peru and Argentina as “Pisonay”, “Pajuro”, “Sachaporoto del basul” or “Poroto del sacha”, in Colombia as “Chachafruto”, “Balú”, “Baluy” or “Sachaporoto” and in Ecuador as “Guato”. Although it is widely known, it is not commonly cultivated. Future research is needed, especially in ag (Wikipedia)
Erythrina Borer - Photo (c) Laura Gaudette, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Laura Gaudette CC
Erythrina Borer (Terastia meticulosalis) Info
Terastia meticulosalis, the erythrina twigborer or erythrina borer, is a moth of the Crambidae family. It has a wide distribution. In North America, it has been recorded from south-eastern Arizona, southern Texas, Louisiana and Florida. It is also present in Jamaica. (Wikipedia)
Brazilian Coral Tree - Photo (c) José Valério, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by José Valério CC
Brazilian Coral Tree (Erythrina falcata) Info
Erythrina falcata (syn. Corallodendron falcatum (Benth.) Kuntze, Erythrina crista-galli L. var. inermis Speg., Erythrina martii Colla), commonly known as the Brazilian coral tree, is a timber tree native to Atlantic Forest vegetation in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. This plant is also used as a medicinal plant and ornamental plant which is attractive to birds. (Wikipedia)
Purple Coraltree - Photo (c) keesgroenendijk, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by keesgroenendijk CC
Purple Coraltree (Erythrina fusca) Info
Erythrina fusca is a species of flowering tree in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is known by many common names, including purple coraltree, gallito, bois immortelle, bucayo, and the more ambiguous "bucare" and "coral bean". E. fusca has the widest distribution of any Erythrina species; it is the only one found in both the New and Old World. It grows on coasts and along rivers in tropical Asia, Oceania, the Mascarene Islands, M (Wikipedia)
Bat's Wing Coral Tree - Photo (c) coenobita, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by coenobita CC
Bat's Wing Coral Tree (Erythrina vespertilio) Info
Erythrina vespertilio is a tree native to north and north-east Australia. Its common names are grey corkwood, bat's wing coral tree, yulbah and the more ambiguous "bean tree". In the Western Desert language it is also known as ininti. (Wikipedia)
Ploegbreker - Photo (c) Richard Gill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Richard Gill CC
Ploegbreker (Erythrina zeyheri) Info
Erythrina zeyheri, commonly known as the ploughbreaker, is a deciduous, geoxylic subshrub and member of the Fabaceae, which is endemic to southern Africa. It grows no more than 60 cm tall and occurs naturally in the higher altitude grasslands of South Africa's central plateau, and that of adjacent Lesotho. They favour deep clay soil in the vicinity of creeks and marshes, and often form colonies. Its specific name commemorates the 19th century botanist, Karl Zeyher. (Wikipedia)
Redhot Poker Tree - Photo (c) Tatters ❀, some rights reserved (CC BY) CC
Redhot Poker Tree (Erythrina abyssinica) Info
Erythrina abyssinica is a tree species of the genus Erythrina belonging to the plant family of the Fabaceae (or Leguminosae) described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1825. This leguminous tree species is native to East Africa , Eastern DRC and southern Africa. (Wikipedia)