Erythrina poeppigiana

Erythrina poeppigiana, called the mountain immortelle, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Erythrina, native to northern and western South America, and introduced to various places in Central America, the Caribbean, Africa, India and tropical Asia.[2][3] Its striking display of orange flowers has led to its use as an ornamental street tree. It is the emblematic state tree of Mérida, Venezuela. Widely cultivated, it is a nitrogen fixer and a source of fodder.[4]

Erythrina poeppigiana
Flowers
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. poeppigiana
Binomial name
Erythrina poeppigiana
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Erythrina amasisa Spruce
    • Erythrina micropteryx Poepp. ex Urb.
    • Erythrina pisamo Posada-Ar.
    • Erythrina poeppigiana f. redmondii Steyerm. & Lasser
    • Micropteryx poeppigiana Walp.

References
  1. U.S.D.A. Div. Bot. Bull. 25: 57 (1901)
  2. "Erythrina poeppigiana (Walp.) O.F.Cook". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  3. "Erythrina poeppigiana mountain immortelle". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  4. "Erythrina poeppigiana". tropicalforages.info. Tropical Forages. 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
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