Erythrina caffra

Erythrina caffra
Growth habit of a mature tree
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Erythrina
Species:	E. caffra
Binomial name
Erythrina caffra Thunb.
Synonyms
Erythrina viarium Tod.

Erythrina caffra, the Coast Coral Tree, is a tree native to southeastern Africa, which is often cultivated and has introduced populations in India.^[1] It is the official tree of Los Angeles, California in the United States.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Erythrina caffra". ILDIS World Database of Legumes, version 10.01. http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&LegumeWeb&tno~1720&genus~Erythrina&species~caffra. 
2. ^ Advisory Committee on Technology Innovation, Board on Science and Technology for International Development, Commission on International Relations, National Research Council (1979). Tropical Legumes: Resources for the Future. National Academy of Sciences. p. 258. http://books.google.com/books?id=MkArAAAAYAAJ. 

External links

• Werner Voigt Kirstenbosch (October 2006). "Erythrina caffra Thunb.". South African National Biodiversity Institute. http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/erythrinacaff.htm. 

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  Close-up view, showing leaf arrangement, shape and size

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  View of trunk showing prickles

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  Inflorescence