Erythrina crista-galli




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