| Author: | John
Hutchinson, 1933 |
| Family: |
FABACEAE |
| Origin: |
Angola,
Botswana, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa,
Tanzania, Zimbabwe |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium -
Maximum |
| Sun: |
Medium -
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
40 Centimetres |
| Height: |
12 Metres |
| Flower:
|
Scarlet
|
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names:
|
Coral
Tree, Common Coral Tree, Lucky Bean Tree |
| 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'. |
