龙牙花 Erythrina corallodendron

  • Scientific Name: Erythrina corallodendron L.
  • Ref: Sp. Pl. 706. 1753
  • Synonyms: Corallodendron occidentale (L.) Kuntze; Erythrina corallifera Salisb.; Erythrina inermis Mill.; Erythrina spinosa Mill.
  • English Common Name: coral tree, coral-bean tree, dragontooth coralbean, common coraltree, common coral bean
  • Chinese Common Name: 龙牙花 lóngyáhuā, 象牙红 xiàngyáhóng, 珊瑚树 shānhúshù, 珊瑚刺桐 shānhú cìtóng
  • Japanese Common Name: サンゴシトウ [珊瑚刺桐] sangoshitō
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Genus: Erythrina
  • Distribution: Cultivated in Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Xishuangbannan, Taiwan
  • Photo: 2006, Hangzhou Botanical Garden
Leaflets rhomboid-ovate; seed red with black spots.

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