Erythrina mexicana Krukoff

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Erythrina

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Open or rather dense forest or thickets; at elevations from 600-1,500 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses leaf vegetable material medicinal wood
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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 mexicana world distribution map, present in Ghana, Guatemala, Mexico, and Singapore

Conservation status

Erythrina mexicana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:96620-2
WFO ID wfo-0000165901
COL ID 3BDC8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Erythrina mexicana