Erythrina acanthocarpa

Erythrina acanthocarpa (common name - Tambuki thorn)[2] is a species of Erythrina in the family Fabaceae, and was first described in 1835 by Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer.[1][3] It is found in South Africa, where it is native to the Cape and Northern Provinces, but introduced in Free State.[1] It is a succulent, nitrogen-fixing shrub.[4]

Erythrina acanthocarpa
Queenstown Area, Cape Province
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Erythrina
Species:
E. acanthocarpa
Binomial name
Erythrina acanthocarpa
Synonyms[1]

Corallodendron acanthocarpum (E.Mey.) Kuntze

Etymology

The species epithet, acanthocarpos, derives from two Greek words, akanthos (spine, thorn) and karpos (fruit) and thus describes the plant as having spiny fruits.[5]

Conservation status

Under the South African Red Listing of taxa under threat, it is listed as being of "least concern."[2]

References

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