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Erythrina (coral tree)

Angiospermae - Fabales - Fabaceae

Taxonomy
Erythrina was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Erythrina corallodendron.

It was assigned to Fabaceae by Anzótegui and Herbst (2004).

Species
E. corallodendron (type species), E. herbacea, E. piscipula
Species lacking formal opinion data
E. cristagalli, E. dominguezii, E. roanensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Erythrina Linnaeus
2004Erythrina Anzótegui and Herbst

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Fabid
orderFabalesBromhead 1838
familyFabaceaeLindley 1836
genusErythrina

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Erythrina Linnaeus 1753 [coral tree]
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Erythrina herbacea Linnaeus 1753
Erythrina piscipula Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available