Erythrina falcata Benth. is a plant in the Fabaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Erythrina falcata Benth. (Erythrina falcata Benth.)
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Erythrina falcata Benth.

Erythrina falcata Benth.

Erythrina falcata, the Brazilian coral tree, is a Fabaceae timber tree native to tropical South America, used medicinally and ornamentally.

Family
Genus
Erythrina
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Erythrina falcata Benth.

Erythrina falcata Benth., commonly called the Brazilian coral tree, is a timber tree belonging to the legume family Fabaceae. It is native to tropical South America, where it occurs in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, and the Atlantic Forest vegetation of Brazil. It is used both as a medicinal plant and an ornamental plant, and it attracts birds.

Photo: (c) José Valério, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by José Valério · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Erythrina

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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