Botanical name: Erythrina amazonica
Common name: Amazon Coral Tree
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Origin: Tropics
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One of the most impressive erythrinas, this is a very rare hybrid of hortucultural origin. It produces flowers before its new leaves or just as the leaves begin to show. The flowers are a beautiful intense crimson color with a gradient to pink and white. Petals are very long and elegant. The flowers produce abundant nectar that attracts many nectar-feeding birds and insects, which attract the insect-feeding birds as well.
Similar plants: Erythrina amazonica (Amazon Coral Tree)
- Butea monosperma (Flame of the Forest)
- Erythrina abyssinica (Coral Tree)
- Erythrina bidwillii (Indian Coral Tree)
- Erythrina caffra (South African Coral tree)
- Erythrina coralloides (Naked Coral Tree)
- Erythrina crista-galli (Cry Baby Tree)
- Erythrina decora (Namib Coral Tree)
- Erythrina edulis (Chachafruto)
- Erythrina fusca (Cape Kaffirboom)
- Erythrina herbacea (Coral tree)
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/erythrina_amazonica.htm