Erythrina poeppigiana
Coral Tree, Mountain Immortelle
Also known as: Erythrina amasica +9 more
- Erythrina amasica
- Erythrina amasisa Spruce
- Erythrina darienensis Standl.
- Erythrina micropteryx Poepp. ex Urb.
- Erythrina micropteryx Walp.
- Erythrina pisamo Posada-Ar.
- Erythrina poeppigiana (Walp.) Skeels
- Erythrina poeppigiana f. redmondii Steyerm. & Lasser
- Erythrina umbrosa Bello, 1881
- Micropteryx poeppigiana Walp.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Originating in South America, Erythrina poeppigiana (commonly known as Coral tree or Mountain Immortelle) is a tree belonging to the Fabaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Central America, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Panama, Peru, Venezuela
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Angola, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, Leeward Is., Malaya, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Windward Is., Zaïre