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Erythrina variegata

L. (1754)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Erythrina

Indian coral tree

Description

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Synonyms (40)

Chirocalyx candolleanus Walp. (1853)
Chirocalyx divaricatus (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) Walp. (1853)
Chirocalyx indicus (Lam.) Walp. (1853)
Chirocalyx pictus (L.) Walp. (1853)
Corallodendron divaricatum (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) Kuntze (1891)
Corallodendron lobulatum (Miq.) Kuntze (1891)
Corallodendron orientale (L.) Kuntze (1891)
Corallodendron spathaceum (DC.) Kuntze (1891)
Erythrina alba Cogn. & Marchand (1873)
Erythrina boninensis Tuyama (1935)
Erythrina carnea Blanco (1837)
Erythrina corallodendron Lam. (1786)
Erythrina corallodendron var. orientalis L. (1753)
Erythrina corallodendrum var. corallodendrum
Erythrina divaricata Moc. & Sessé ex DC. (1825)
Erythrina fitzalanii W.Hill (1860)
Erythrina indica Lam. (1786)
Erythrina indica var. alba Blatt. & Millard (1929)
Erythrina indica var. fastigiata Guill. (1936)
Erythrina indica var. phlebocarpa (F.M.Bailey) Domin (1926)
Erythrina lobulata Miq. (1855)
Erythrina loureiroi G.Don (1832)
Erythrina marmorata Van Geert (1879)
Erythrina orientalis (L.) Murray (1787)
Erythrina panduriformis Blume ex Miq. (1855)
Erythrina parcellii Dombrain (1873)
Erythrina phlebocarpa F.M.Bailey (1897)
Erythrina picta L. (1763)
Erythrina resupinata Moritzi (1846)
Erythrina rostrata Ridl. (1922)
Erythrina spathacea DC. (1825)
Erythrina variegata f. alba (Blatt. & Millard) Maheshw. (1962)
Erythrina variegata f. marmorata Maheshw. (1962)
Erythrina variegata f. mysorensis Maheshw. (1962)
Erythrina variegata f. orientalis (L.) Maheshw. (1962)
Erythrina variegata f. parcellii Maheshw. (1962)
Erythrina variegata f. picta (L.) Maheshw. (1962)
Erythrina variegata var. alba (Blatt. & Millard) M.R.Almeida (1998)
Erythrina variegata var. orientalis (L.) Merr. (1917)
Tetradapa javanorum Osbeck (1757)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Herb. Amb.: 122 (1754)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Erythrina variegata Moiliili, Honolulu garden Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 7217 Oahu BISH
2 Erythrina variegata Honolulu, grounds of Bishop Museum, employee parking lot Planted trees in parking lot, 12-15 ft tall. Preserved_Specimen Trees severely affected by gall wasp activity, first noted during summer. No foliage unaffected by galls. Imada, C. 20054 Oahu BISH 2005-10-07
3 Erythrina variegata interchange of H-1 and road leading into Halawa Industrial Park sloping right of way Preserved_Specimen Columnar trees ~25-30', flowers on uppermost branch tips, and there leafless, lower branches leafy; inflor. erect, dense; flowers orange red, horizontal from the axis Herbst, D.R. 9258 Oahu BISH 1990-03-03
4 Erythrina variegata interchange of H-1 and road leading into Halawa Industrial Park sloping right of way Preserved_Specimen Columnar trees ~25-30', flowers on uppermost branch tips, and there leafless, lower branches leafy; inflor. erect, dense; flowers orange red, horizontal from the axis Herbst, D.R. 9258 Oahu BISH 1990-03-03
5 Erythrina variegata Honolulu, BYU-HC loam Preserved_Specimen Thick branches with short, black thorns. Leaves three broad-triangular leaflets Lee, P. 35 Oahu BISH 1974-03-27
6 Erythrina variegata Honolulu, near Kamehameha Girl's School roadside Preserved_Specimen midribs yellow Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1938-02-08
7 Erythrina variegata Honolulu, near Kamehameha Girl's School roadside Preserved_Specimen midribs yellow Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1938-02-08
8 Erythrina variegata Kahaluu Regional Park. Planted trees along Kamehameha highway in grassy field. Growing intermixed with Cocos nucifera. Preserved_Specimen Large trees with red flowers, long slender pods, and prickly bark. Thomas, M.K. 1010 Oahu BISH 2025-03-19
9 Erythrina variegata Ala Moana Beach Park Preserved_Specimen 5 m flat topped tree Iltis, H.H. 222 Oahu BISH 1967-06-28
10 Erythrina variegata Foster Botanic Garden partial shade Preserved_Specimen Tree 5 m. with major limbs arising low and slanting upwards. Currently completely leafless. Standard scarlet. Other petals blood red. Flower odorless (morning) Lau, J. 2009 Oahu BISH 1986-02-13
11 Erythrina variegata Honolulu, Tantalus Round Top Dr across from gate to Puu Ualakaa, grassy median; with Gliricidia sepium, Tabebuia heterophylla Preserved_Specimen deciduous tree to 27 m; flowers scarlet, in tomentose inflorescences Ray, G. 79 Oahu BISH 1998-02-03
12 Erythrina variegata U.S. Experiment Station, Pensacola St., Honolulu Preserved_Specimen tree Degener, O. 7219 Oahu BISH 1933-06-13
13 Erythrina variegata Waimea Arboretum, Haleiwa Preserved_Specimen tree 6 m. Flowers white. Flowering when leafless. Low fruit set. Neill, D. 5218 Oahu BISH 1982-01-01
14 Erythrina variegata Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus; map #109 Preserved_Specimen Medium-sized tree with swollen, spiny branches and smooth, light-colored bark. Deciduous in Hawaii, with bright scarlet flowers preceding the leaves Herbst, D.R. 540 Oahu BISH 1967-08-24
15 Erythrina variegata U.H. Campus, Moore Hall Preserved_Specimen Erect-boled, spreading tree 7 m with a rounded crown. Mostly leafless. Just beginning to flower. Standard scarlet. Other petals blood red. Flower odorless (afternoon) Lau, J. 1895 Oahu BISH 1986-01-21
16 Erythrina variegata Honolulu: Manoa Valley; Lyon Arboretum, H 22-1-1 Preserved_Specimen tree 25'. Multiple trunks. Flowers white with pink tint. Trunks and stems only remotely knobby Nagata, K.M. 540 Oahu BISH 1969-04-23
17 Erythrina variegata U.H. Campus, Moore Hall Preserved_Specimen Erect-boled, spreading tree 7 m with a rounded crown. Mostly leafless. Just beginning to flower. Standard scarlet. Other petals blood red. Flower odorless (afternoon) Lau, J. 1895 Oahu BISH 1986-01-21
18 Erythrina variegata Honolulu, Kamehameha Girl's School Preserved_Specimen Leaves: some primary veins and midribs yellow Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1937-09-25
19 Erythrina variegata Private property of Protheroe, 44-519 Kaneohe Bay Dr., Kaneohe Preserved_Specimen Tree to 6m; flowers pale yellow. Annable, C.R. Oahu BISH 1999-02-18
20 Erythrina variegata Wilder's residence, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 12641 Oahu BISH
21 Erythrina variegata Moanalua Gardens, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Oahu BISH
22 Erythrina variegata Wilder's residence, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 12641 Oahu BISH
23 Erythrina variegata Koloa, Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen tree 16', partially deciduous, leaves medium green, glossy above, dull paler below; standard salmon, wings slightly darker, keel reddish-scarlet, filaments pink; inflor. terminal usually 6 spikes/stem, arising at 90 deg. from stem. Flynn, T.W. 5721 Kauai BISH 1995-02-24
24 Erythrina variegata Koloa, Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen Tree 25'. Corolla brilliant deep orange red Flynn, T.W. 1532 Kauai BISH 1986-02-20
25 Erythrina variegata Koloa, Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen Tree 25'. Corolla brilliant deep orange red Flynn, T.W. 1532 Kauai BISH 1986-02-20
26 Erythrina variegata Kapiolani Community College, corner of Kapiolani Blve. and Pensacola St., in front of Food Services Bldg Preserved_Specimen Fastigiate tree ~45', flowering on upper branches where leafless. Leaves present on lower branches. Flowers, pods, and seeds collected from ground beneath the tree. Staples, G.W. 554 Oahu BISH 1990-02-17
27 Erythrina variegata Keaau HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 11/13/2017
28 Erythrina variegata Wilder's residence, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 12641 Oahu BISH
29 Erythrina variegata Wilder's residence, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 12641 Oahu BISH
30 Erythrina variegata Mokuleia, Degener Garden Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 35066 Oahu BISH 1981-11-01
31 Erythrina variegata Punahou Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Oahu BISH 1919-02-01
32 Erythrina variegata Kaneohe Air Station Preserved_Specimen Cliflin, M. Oahu BISH 1952-09-29
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