"Coral bean" redirects here. For widespread purple coral tree, see Erythrina fusca. For western coral bean, see Erythrina flabelliformis.
Erythrina herbacea
Flowers
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Genus:
Erythrina
Species:
E. herbacea
Binomial name
Erythrina herbacea
L.
Natural range
Synonyms
Erythrina arborea Small[2]
Erythrina herbacea, commonly known as the coral bean, Cherokee bean, Mamou plant in South Louisiana, red cardinal or cardinal spear, is a flowering shrub or small tree found throughout the southeastern United States and northeastern Mexico;[2] it has also been reported from parts of Central America and, as an introduced species, from Pakistan. Various other systematic names have been used for this plant in the past, including Erythrina arborea, Erythrina hederifolia, Erythrina humilis, Erythrina rubicunda, Corallodendron herbaceum and Xyphanthus hederifolius.
^Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Erythrina herbacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T144310219A149050336. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T144310219A149050336.en. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
^ ab"Erythrina herbacea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
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