Fabaceae
Erythrina

Erythrina excelsa Baker

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 183 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kimpouni, V., Apani, E. & Motom, M. (2013). Analyse phytoécologique de la flore ligneuse de la Haute Sangha (République du Congo). Adansonia, sér. 3, 35: 107-134.
  • 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.
  • de la Estrella, M., Cabezas, F.J., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2010). The Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Muni). Folia Geobotanica 45: 1-57.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bak. f. Leg. Trop. Afr. 2: 377
  • Louis in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux. 13: 317.
  • in F.T.A. 2: 183 (1871)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Kimpouni, V., Apani, E. & Motom, M. (2013). Analyse phytoécologique de la flore ligneuse de la Haute Sangha (République du Congo). Adansonia, sér. 3, 35: 107-134.
  • 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.
  • de la Estrella, M., Cabezas, F.J., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2010). The Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Muni). Folia Geobotanica 45: 1-57.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa: 377 (1929).
  • Bak. in Flora of Tropical Africa 2: 183 (1871).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 365 (1961).
  • F. White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 152 (1962).
  • Hepper in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 562 (1958).
  • Louis in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 13: 317 (1934).
  • Majot-Rochez & Duvign. in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 6: 122 (1954).
  • W.J. Eggeling, Indigenous Trees of the Uganda Protectorate, ed. 2: 303 (1952).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Gillett, J. B. et al. (1971). Papilionoideae. In: Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Milne-Redhead & Polhill

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2005 Cheek, M. [11049], Cameroon K000338205 No
Dec 1, 2003 Cable, S. [1211], Cameroon K000460269 No
Jul 1, 2001 Mackinder, B. [145], Cameroon K000108167 No
Oct 1, 2000 Lane, P. [291], Cameroon K000107513 No
Oct 1, 2000 Bruneau, A. [1069], Cameroon K000107532 No
Oct 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [1585], Cameroon K000051299 No
Jun 1, 1995 Cheek, M. [6011], Cameroon K000460249 No
Keay, R.W.J. [37364], Cameroon 29494.000 No
Styles, B.T. [222], Uganda 7372.000 No
Thomas, D.W. [2572], Cameroon K000087089 No
Mann, G. [704], Cameroon K000087155 No
Mann, G. [704], Cameroon K000087156 No
Cheek, M. [3026], Cameroon K000087154 No
Maitland, T.D. [464], Cameroon K000087090 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0