Erythrina speciosa

Erythrina speciosa
	Flower close up
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Erythrina
Species:	E. speciosa
Binomial name
	Erythrina speciosa; Andrews

Erythrina speciosa is a tree native to Brazil, which is often cultivated and has introduced populations in Africa and India.[1][2] It is pollinated by hummingbirds.[3]

Illustration by M. Hart

References

"Erythrina speciosa". ILDIS World Database of Legumes, version 10.01.
"Erythrina speciosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
Mendonça, Luciana Baza; Anjos, Luiz dos (2006). "Feeding behavior of hummingbirds and perching birds on Erythrina speciosa Andrews (Fabaceae) flowers in an urban area, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil". Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 23: 42. doi:10.1590/S0101-81752006000100002.

External links

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[1] "Erythrina speciosa". ILDIS World Database of Legumes, version 10.01.

[grin-2] "Erythrina speciosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 January 2018.

[3] Mendonça, Luciana Baza; Anjos, Luiz dos (2006). "Feeding behavior of hummingbirds and perching birds on Erythrina speciosa Andrews (Fabaceae) flowers in an urban area, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil". Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 23: 42. doi:10.1590/S0101-81752006000100002.