Family | Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) |
Scientific name | Erythrina crista-galli L. |
Synonyms | Corallodendron crista-galli (L.) Kuntze; Erythrina crista-galli L. var. hasskarlii Backer; Erythrina crista-galli L. var. leucochlora A. Lombardo; Erythrina fasciculata Bentham; Erythrina laurifolia Nicolaus von Jacquin; Erythrina pulcherrima Todaro; Erythrina speciosa Todaro; Micropteryx crista-galli Walpers; Micropteryx fasciculata Walpers; Micropteryx laurifolia Walpers |
Common name | (Japanese common name) america deigo [American deigo (deigo = Erythrina variegata (Syn. Erythrina indica; Erythrina variegata var. orientalis))], kaikozu [over sea red beans] |
(English common name) cockspur coraltree, cry-baby-tree | |
Distribution | (Japan) garden plants |
(Other nations) [native] Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay | |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Leaves leaflets 8-15cm. Flowers red 5cm, flowering in June to September. Deciduous. Shrub. |
Reference | Erythrina crista-galli L. |
Note | the national flower of Argentina and Uruguay |
August 2007 at Higashiyama Botanical Garden |
August 2007 at Higashiyama Botanical Garden |
August 2007 at Higashiyama Botanical Garden |