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Red Bean Tree
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Legumes: pea and bean family

Red Bean Tree

Erythrina corallodendron Herb.Madr. ex Wall.

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishRed Bean Tree
Dutch—
SpanishAmapola
Chinese龙牙花
Scientific nameErythrina corallodendron Herb.Madr. ex Wall.

About this species

Erythrina corallodendron, the red bean tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the Caribbean; Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, the Leeward Islands, and the Windward Islands, and has been introduced to Trinidad and Tobago, Kenya, Réunion, and the Malay Peninsula. A small tree usually 3 m (10 ft) tall, but rarely reaching 10 m (33 ft), and with showy flowers, it is often planted as an ornamental.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusErythrina

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