Erythrina falcata
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|genus = Erythrina
|species = falcata
|authority = Benth.
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|Corallodendron falcatum|(Benth.) Kuntze
|Erythrina crista-galli var. inermis|Speg.
|Erythrina martii|Colla
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Erythrina falcata, commonly known as the Brazilian coral tree, is a timber tree in the family Fabaceae native to tropical South America. It can be found in Argentina, Bolivia the Atlantic Forest vegetation in Brazil, Paraguay and Peru.{{Cite web |title=Erythrina falcata Benth. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:494421-1 |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Plants of the World Online |language=en}} This plant is also used as a medicinal plant and ornamental plant which is attractive to birds.
File:Erythrina falcata, Machu Picchu, Peru (53135796407).jpg, Peru]]
References
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- Richter, H.G., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2000 onwards. [http://delta-intkey.com/wood/en/www/faberfal.htm Commercial timbers: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval.] In English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish.
External links
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- [http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb/6.00/taxa/1727.shtml International Legume Database & Information Service: Erythrina falcata]
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Category:Flora of the Atlantic Forest
Category:Garden plants of South America
Category:Taxa named by George Bentham
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