Erythrina eggersii Krukoff & Moldenke

Cock's-spur (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Erythrina

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 8-12 m tall. The flowers are orange to red.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 8.0 - 12.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It suits USDA gardiness zone 10b-11.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses environmental use food material medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 10 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Erythrina eggersii world distribution map, present in Mexico, Puerto Rico, and United States of America

Conservation status

Erythrina eggersii threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:96587-2
WFO ID wfo-0000165887
COL ID 3BD9T
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Erythrina horrida Erythrina eggersii