Erythrina speciosa

Erythrina speciosa
	Flower close up
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Erythrina
Species:	E. speciosa
Binomial name
	Erythrina speciosa; Andrews

Erythrina speciosa is a tree native to Brazil, which is often cultivated and has introduced populations in Africa and India.^[1]^[2] It is pollinated by hummingbirds.^[3]

Illustration by M. Hart

References[]

^ "Erythrina speciosa". ILDIS World Database of Legumes, version 10.01.
^ "Erythrina speciosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
^ Mendonça, Luciana Baza; Anjos, Luiz dos (2006). "Feeding behavior of hummingbirds and perching birds on Erythrina speciosa Andrews (Fabaceae) flowers in an urban area, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil". Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 23: 42. doi:10.1590/S0101-81752006000100002.

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[1] "Erythrina speciosa". ILDIS World Database of Legumes, version 10.01.

[grin-2] "Erythrina speciosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 January 2018.

[3] Mendonça, Luciana Baza; Anjos, Luiz dos (2006). "Feeding behavior of hummingbirds and perching birds on Erythrina speciosa Andrews (Fabaceae) flowers in an urban area, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil". Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 23: 42. doi:10.1590/S0101-81752006000100002.

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