| Author: |
Curt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel, 1826 |
| Family: |
FABACEAE |
| Origin: |
Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, South
Africa, Zimbabwe |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
20
Centimetres |
| Height: |
1,5-3,5
Meters |
| Flower:
|
Scarlet |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
Dwarf
Coral Tree, Dwarf Kafferboom, Dwarf Ethrina, Kleinkoraalboom,
Natal Coral Tree |
| Synonyms: |
Erythrina
erythrostachia Morr.
1849.
Erythrina hastifolia Bertol. f. 1850.
Erythrina humei
E. Mey. 1836.
Erythrina princeps , A. Dietr. 1834.
Erythrina
raja Meisn. 1843.
Corallodendron humei, Kuntze.
Corallodendron princeps, Kuntze.
Erythrina caffra, Ker Gawl. |
This member of the
Fabaceae family was described by Curt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel in 1926. It is found in
southern Africa, growing
in a well-drained soil with little water and lots of sun. It will
rise form 1,5 to 3,5 meters with a base of 20 centimetres, and a lot of scarlet flowers. It can be
reproduced both by seeds and cuttings.
The genera name from Greek;
eryhros; 'red' for the mostly red flowers. The species name
after Sir Abraham Hume, student of the botanist J.E. Smith.
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