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Erythrina crista-galli (Cockspur Coral Tree; crybabytree; Coral Tree; Seibo; Coral)

Synonyms: Corallodendron crista-galli; Erythrina crista-galli hasskarlii; Erythrina crista-galli leucochlora; Erythrina fasciculata; Erythrina laurifolia; Erythrina pulcherrima; Erythrina speciosa; Micropteryx crista-galli; Micropteryx fasciculata; Micropteryx laurifolia

Wikipedia Abstract

Erythrina crista-galli is a flowering tree in the family Fabaceae, native to Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Paraguay. It is widely planted as a street or garden tree in other countries, most notably in California. It is known by several common names within South America: ceibo, seíbo, corticeira and the more ambiguous bucaré, to name a few. In English it is often known as the Cockspur Coral Tree.
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Attributes

Height [2]  9.8 feet (3 m)
Width [2]  6.6 feet (2 m)
Air Quality Improvement [1]  None
Allergen Potential [1]  Medium
Carbon Capture [1]  Low
Shade Percentage [1]  80 %
Temperature Reduction [1]  Low
Wind Reduction [1]  Low
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 10 Low Temperature: 30 F° (-1.1 C°) → 40 F° (4.4 C°)
Hardiness Zone Maximum [1]  USDA Zone: 11 Low Temperature: 40 F° (4.4 C°) → 50 F° (10 C°)
Water Use [1]  Moderate
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Hazards [2]  The plant contains alkaloids that have powerful narcotic and purgative effects; The seeds of all members of this genus are said to be poisonous;
Leaf Type [2]  Deciduous
Lifespan [3]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Insects, Lepidoptera
Structure [2]  Shrub
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
El Palmar National Park II   Entre Rios, Argentina  
El Rey National Park II 110298 Salta, Argentina

Emblem of

Argentina
Uruguay

Predators

Maconellicoccus hirsutus (pink hibiscus mealybug)[4]
Xylotoles griseus[5]

Distribution

Argentina (native); Australia (introduced); Belize (uncertain); Bolivia (native); Brazil (native); Caribbean-TRP (uncertain); China (introduced); Costa Rica (uncertain); Dominican Republic (introduced); Egypt (introduced); El Salvador (introduced); Ethiopia (introduced); Fiji (uncertain); Guadeloupe (introduced); Guatemala (uncertain); India (introduced); India-ISO (introduced); Indonesia-ISO (introduced); Japan (introduced); Jawa (native); Kenya (introduced); Martinique (introduced); Mauritius (introduced); Mexico(North & Central) (uncertain); Mozambique (introduced); Nepal (introduced); New Zealand(North) (introduced); Panama (uncertain); Papua New Guinea (introduced); Paraguay (native); Peru (uncertain); Puerto Rico (uncertain); Reunion (introduced); Rwanda (introduced); Ryukyu Is (introduced); Seychelles (introduced); Society Is (introduced); South Africa (introduced); St Vincent (introduced); Sudan (introduced); Taiwan (introduced); Tanzania (introduced); Uganda (introduced); Uruguay (native); Zimbabwe (introduced);

External References

USDA Plant Profile

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Citations

Species recognized by , , ILDIS World Database of Legumes in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database. ♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons License ♦ 3USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture ♦ 4Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009 ♦ 5New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Plant-SyNZ™ database
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
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Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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