Erythrina speciosa

Erythrina speciosa
Flower close up
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Erythrina
Species:	E. speciosa
Binomial name
Erythrina speciosa Andrews

Erythrina speciosa is a tree native to Brazil, which is often cultivated and has introduced populations in Africa and India. ^{[2] [3]} It is pollinated by hummingbirds. ^[4]

Illustration by M. Hart

References

1. León, M.L.V.; Bicalho, M.; Gomes, M.; Wagner Ribeiro Júnior, J.; Fernandez, E.; da Rosa, P.; Martinelli, G. (2020). "Erythrina speciosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T177827429A177827433. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
2. "Erythrina speciosa". ILDIS World Database of Legumes, version 10.01.
3. "Erythrina speciosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 21 January 2018.
4. Mendonça, Luciana Baza; Anjos, Luiz dos (2006). "Feeding behavior of hummingbirds and perching birds on Erythrina speciosa Andrews (Fabaceae) flowers in an urban area, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil". Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 23: 42. doi: 10.1590/S0101-81752006000100002 .

External links

• Desert Tropicals Archived 2011-10-24 at the Wayback Machine