Erythrina falcata

Erythrina falcata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Erythrina
Species:	E. falcata
Binomial name
	Erythrina falcata; Benth.
Synonyms
	Corallodendron falcatum (Benth.) Kuntze ; Erythrina crista-galli var. inermis Speg. ; Erythrina martii Colla ;

Erythrina falcata, commonly known as the Brazilian coral tree, is a timber tree in the family Fabaceae native to tropical South America. It can be found in Argentina, Bolivia the Atlantic Forest vegetation in Brazil, Paraguay and Peru.^[1] This plant is also used as a medicinal plant and ornamental plant which is attractive to birds.

References

Richter, H.G., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2000 onwards. Commercial timbers: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval. In English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish.