ERYTHRINA LYSISTEMON
Author:
John Hutchinson, 1933
Family:
FABACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew1933: 422 (1933)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
40 Centimetres
Height:
12 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Might be: Erythrina caffra var. mossambicensis, Edmund Gilbert Baker, 1938
This member of the Fabaceae family was given this name by John Hutchinson in 1933. It is found in Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Eswatini and Tanzania, growing in a well drained soil with some to lots of water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow into a 40 centimetres in diameter stem, the entire plant to 12 metres in height. The flowers are scarlet, the beans black and red.
The genera name from Greek; eryhros; 'red' for the mostly red flowers. The species name means 'loose-stamened'. Another flower by Ori Fragman-Sapir, Powo.science.kew.org.
Flower
Scarlet
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium - Maximum
Sun
Medium - Maximum
