Erythrina polychaeta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Genus: | Erythrina |
Species: | E. polychaeta |
Binomial name | |
Erythrina polychaeta | |
Erythrina polychaeta is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Erythrina 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, with the larger species 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.
Erythrina variegata, commonly known as tiger's claw or Indian coral tree, 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.
Erythrina ankaranensis is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Madagascar.
Erythrina eggersii is a vine or tree in the family Fabaceae which is commonly known as cock's-spur, espuelo de gallo, or pinon espinoso. It is native to Puerto Rico, the British Virgin Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands, where it is threatened by the act of habitat loss.
Erythrina elenae is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Cuba. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Erythrina euodiphylla is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Indonesia.
Erythrina haerdii is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Tanzania.
Erythrina hazomboay is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Madagascar.
Erythrina madagascariensis is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Madagascar.
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Erythrina perrieri is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Madagascar.
Erythrina sacleuxii is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.
Erythrina schimpffii is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is both the subtropical and tropical moist montane forests.
Erythrina schliebenii is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Tanzania. The species is named for German collector and botanist Hans-Joachim Schlieben.
Erythrina tahitensis is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae endemic to French Polynesia.
Erythrina tuxtlana is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Mexico.
The black-backed thornbill is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. The species is currently endangered due to threats such as logging and forest fires.
Palola viridis, commonly known as the palolo worm, Samoan palolo worm, wawo or nyale, is a Polychaeta species from the waters of some of the Pacific islands, including Samoa, Vanuatu, and the islands of the Malaysian Archipelago.
Nerillida is an order of annelid worms in the class Polychaeta. It contains Mesonerilla prospera, a critically endangered species on the IUCN Red List.
Erythrina senegalensis, the Senegal coraltree, is a plant in the pea family Fabaceae, native to West Africa.