Erythrina speciosa
| Erythrina speciosa | |
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| flower close up | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Erythrina |
| Species: | E. speciosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Erythrina speciosa Andrews | |
Erythrina speciosa is a tree native to Brazil, which is often cultivated and has introduced populations in Africa and India.[1][2] It is pollinated by hummingbirds.[3]
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- ↑ "Erythrina speciosa". ILDIS World Database of Legumes, version 10.01.
- ↑ "Erythrina speciosa Andrews". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service.
- ↑ Mendonça, Luciana Baza; Anjos, Luiz dos (2006). "Feeding behavior of hummingbirds and perching birds on Erythrina speciosa Andrews (Fabaceae) flowers in an urban area, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil". Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 23: 42. doi:10.1590/S0101-81752006000100002.
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