Erythrina speciosa

{{Short description|Species of legume}}

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|image = Erythrina speciosa.jpg

|image_caption = Flower close up

|status = LC

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=León, M.L.V. |author2=Bicalho, M. |author3=Gomes, M. |author4=Wagner Ribeiro Júnior, J. |author5=Fernandez, E. |author6=da Rosa, P. |author7=Martinelli, G. |year=2020 |title=Erythrina speciosa |volume=2020 |page=e.T177827429A177827433 |doi= |access-date=29 June 2024}}

|taxon = Erythrina speciosa

|authority = Andrews

}}

Erythrina speciosa is a tree native to Brazil, which is often cultivated and has introduced populations in Africa and India.{{cite web | url = http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&LegumeWeb&tno~11899&genus~Erythrina&species~speciosa | work = ILDIS World Database of Legumes, version 10.01 | title = Erythrina speciosa }}{{GRIN | access-date = 21 January 2018}} It is pollinated by hummingbirds.{{cite journal | doi = 10.1590/S0101-81752006000100002 | title = Feeding behavior of hummingbirds and perching birds on Erythrina speciosa Andrews (Fabaceae) flowers in an urban area, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil | year = 2006 | author = Mendonça, Luciana Baza | journal = Revista Brasileira de Zoologia | volume = 23 | last2 = Anjos | first2 = Luiz dos | page = 42 | doi-access = free }}

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