ERYTHRINA ABYSSINICA
Author:
J.B.A.P. de Monnet de Lamarck, 1786
Family:
FABACEAE
Origin:
Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Elevation:
Publisher:
Encycl.2: 392 (1786)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
35-60 Centimetres
Height:
3-10 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Chirocalyx abyssinicus, Hochst. 1846.
Corallodendron abyssinicum, Kuntze, 1891.
Chirocalyx tomentosus Hochst.
Erythrina tomentosa R. Br. ex A. Rich.
Erythrina suberifera Welw. ex Baker.
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Erythrina mossambicensis Sim.
Erythrina pelligera Fenzl.
Erythrina tomentosa var. longicauda Baker f.
Erythrina warneckeii Baker f.
Erythrina kaessneri Baker f.
Erythrina platyphylla Baker f.
Erythrina abyssinica subsp. suberifera Welw. ex Baker Verdc.
Chirocalyx mollissimus, Meisn.
Corallodendron huillense, Kuntze.
Corallodendron suberifera, Kuntze.
Erythrina bequaertii, De Wild.
Erythrina comosa, Hua.
Erythrina eggelingii, Baker f.
Erythrina huillensis, Welw. ex Baker.
Erythrina mossambicensis, Sim.
Erythrina pelligera, Fenzl.
Erythrina suberifera, Welw. ex Baker.
Erythrina suberosa, Welw. A.Rich.
Erythrina webberi, Baker f.
This member of the Fabaceae family was given this name by Jean Baptiste Antoine Pierre de Monnet de Lamarck in 1786. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe. It is growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The stem starts as a nice caudex, but grow into a 35-60 centimetre slim stem, forming a three to ten meter high tree with large, orange-red flowers.
The genera name from Greek; eryhros; 'red' for the mostly red flowers. The species name means 'from Abyssinia', present day Ethiopia.
Flower
Orange-Red
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
