Erythrina poeppigiana, called the mountain immortelle, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Erythrina, native to northern and western South America, and introduced to various places in Central America, the Caribbean, Africa, India and tropical Asia.[2][3] Its striking display of orange flowers has led to its use as an ornamental street tree. It is the emblematic state tree of Mérida, Venezuela. Widely cultivated, it is a nitrogen fixer and a source of fodder.[4]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Erythrina |
Species: | E. poeppigiana
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References
edit- ^ U.S.D.A. Div. Bot. Bull. 25: 57 (1901)
- ^ a b "Erythrina poeppigiana (Walp.) O.F.Cook". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Erythrina poeppigiana mountain immortelle". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Erythrina poeppigiana". tropicalforages.info. Tropical Forages. 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.