genus
Coral Trees
Erythrina
Field notes
Erythrina is a genus of plants in the pea family, Fabaceae. It contains about 130 species, which are distributed in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. They are trees, with the larger species growing up to 30 m (98 ft) in height. These species are known for their large flowers with long and bright red or orange petals.
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- Eastern Coral Bean native
- Cockspur Coral Tree present
- American Coral Tree present
- Indian Coral Tree introduced
- Coast Coral Tree introduced
- Common Coral Tree present
- Western Coral Bean present
- Ivory Coral Tree present
- Mountain Immortelle present
- Purple Coraltree
- Brazilian Coral Tree
- Bat's Wing Coral Tree
- Erythrina leptorhiza
- Ploegbreker
- Coral Tree
- Redhot Poker Tree
- Dwarf Coral Tree
- Wiliwili native
- Broadleaf Coraltree
- Erythrina rubrinervia
- Red Bean Tree
- Corky Coral Tree
- Erythrina × bidwillii
- Tambuki Thorn
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native coral trees All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
