Erythrina corallodendron

Erythrina corallodendron
Flowers
In a park in Israel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Erythrina
Species:	E. corallodendron
Binomial name
Erythrina corallodendron L.
Synonyms[1]
List Corallodendron aculeatumMedik. Corallodendron australeKuntze Corallodendron occidentale(L.) Kuntze Erythrina coralliferaSalisb. Erythrina corallodendron var. bicolorKrukoff Erythrina corallodendron var. connataKrukoff Erythrina corallodendron var. occidentalisL. Erythrina inermisMill. Erythrina spinosaMill. Piscidia corallodendrumSteud.

Erythrina corallodendron, the red bean tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.^[2] It is native to the Caribbean; Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, the Leeward Islands, and the Windward Islands, and has been introduced to Trinidad and Tobago, Kenya, Réunion, and the Malay Peninsula.^[1] A small tree usually 3 m (10 ft) tall, but rarely reaching 10 m (33 ft), and with showy flowers, it is often planted as an ornamental.^[3]

References

1. "Erythrina corallodendron L."Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
2. "Erythrina corallodendron red bean tree". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022. Other common names; West Indian coral tree
3. Fern, Ken (30 July 2021). "Erythrina corallodendron L. Fabaceae". tropical.theferns.info. Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved 6 January 2022.