Fabaceae
Erythrina

Erythrina lysistemon Hutch.

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1933: 422 (1933)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Africa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

East Aegean Is., Ethiopia, Kenya, Madeira, Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Galanos, C.J. (2015). The alien flora of terrestrial and marine ecosystems of Rodos island (SE Aegean), Greece. Willdenowia 45: 261-278.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mackinder, B., Pasquet, R., Polhill, R. & Verdcourt, B. (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 3(5): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Galanos, C.J. (2015). The alien flora of terrestrial and marine ecosystems of Rodos island (SE Aegean), Greece. Willdenowia 45: 261-278.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mackinder, B., Pasquet, R., Polhill, R. & Verdcourt, B. (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 3(5): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Codd in Bothalia 6: 509, t. 3 (1956).
  • Collett in Bothalia 4: 223 (1941).
  • Hutch. in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1933: 422 (1933).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Ellison, D. P. (1995). Cultivated plants of the World-trees, shrubs, climbers. Brisban
  • Gillett, J. B. et al. (1971). Papilionoideae. In: Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Milne-Redhead & Polhill
  • Maxwell, R. H. (1991). In: Dassanayake, M. D. & Fosberg, F. R. (Eds.) A revised handbook

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1984 Wilms, F. [398] South Africa K001260000 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Krauss [2006] South Africa K001259915 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Biegel, H. [3113] Zimbabwe K000282559 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Ross, J.H. [2123] South Africa K001259940 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Prior, J. [26] Eswatini K001259961 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Hanekom, W.J. [2321] South Africa K001259917 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Bayliss, R.D., A. [7046] South Africa K001259945 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Moll, E.J. [4682] South Africa K000282560 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Peter, A. [30396] South Africa K001259942 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Baur, R. [249] South Africa K001259951 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Codd, L.E. [7994] South Africa K001259957 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Strey, R.G. [8821] South Africa K001259941 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Codd, L.E. [6149] South Africa K001259943 No
Jan 1, 1976 Codd, L.E. [7991] South Africa K001259955 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Codd, L., E. [7998] South Africa K001259937 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Chase, N.C. [5800] Zimbabwe K000282557 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Rudatis, H. [781] South Africa K001259949 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Dohse, Dyere [5417] South Africa K001259939 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Codd, L.E. [8002] South Africa K001259938 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Codd, L.E. [7983] South Africa K001259953 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Codd, L.E. [7982] South Africa K001259952 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Prosser, S.M. [1038] South Africa K001259947 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Wild, H. [1499] Zimbabwe K000282555 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Rudatis, H. [412] South Africa K001259948 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Codd, L.E. [7993] South Africa K001259956 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Codd, L.E. [7987] South Africa K001259954 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Johnson, S.M. [1333] South Africa K001259936 Yes
Jun 1, 1973 Johnson, S.M. [1408] South Africa K001259934 Yes
Jun 1, 1973 Strey, R.G. [9018] South Africa K001259935 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Strey, R.G. [6663] South Africa K001259944 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Codd, L.E. [6149] South Africa K000282563 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Codd, L.E.; de Winter, B. [5127] South Africa K001259924 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 de Winter, B. [395] South Africa K001259925 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Codd, L.E. [8005] South Africa K001259930 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Dyer, R.G. [5748] Eswatini K001259959 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Barnard, W.G. [S-34] South Africa K001259922 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Gillett, J.B. [2903] South Africa K001259928 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Gillett, J.B. [2903] South Africa K001259929 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Prosser, S.M. [1038] South Africa K001259919 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Compton, R.H. [26977] Eswatini K001259960 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Codd, L.E.; de Winter, B. [5127] South Africa K001259946 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Codd, L.E. [8003] South Africa K001259927 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Melville, R. [70276] South Africa K000282561 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Turner, F.A.S. [16] South Africa K001259918 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Codd, L.E. [8006] South Africa K001259931 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Name illegible [286] South Africa K001259950 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Burke [s.n.] South Africa K001259923 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Methuen [156] Zimbabwe K000282556 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Schlieben, H.J. [7069] South Africa K001259926 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Codd, L.E. [8008] South Africa K001259932 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Plowes, D.C.H. [2708] Zimbabwe K000282558 Yes
Hutchinson, J.; Gillett, J.B. [4155] South Africa K001259921 Yes
Hildyard, C. [141] South Africa K000282564 Yes
Williams, G.R. [424] Kenya K:SPC-15693.000 No
Stalmans, M. [598] South Africa K000282562 Yes
Smuts, J.C. [66] South Africa K000418405 Type Yes
Brummit, R.K. [12487] Eswatini K001259958 Yes
Worsdell, W.C. [s.n.] South Africa K001259985 Yes
Hutchinson, J.; Gillett, J.B. [4155] South Africa K001259920 Yes
Balsinhas, A. [3393] South Africa K001259933 Yes

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