Erythrina velutina Willd.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Erythrina

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 10m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 10.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Found mainly in dryland forest, usually in more open and secondary growth areas; favouring river margins and grassy lowland areas that are subject to flooding.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use material medicinal shade wood
Edible -
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 -

Images

Erythrina velutina unspecified picture

Distribution

Erythrina velutina world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Antigua and Barbuda, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Sri Lanka, Martinique, Netherlands, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:96663-2
WFO ID wfo-0000181214
COL ID 3BDF6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629669
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Synonyms

Erythrina aurantiaca Erythrina aculeatissima Corallodendron velutinum Erythrina splendida Erythrina velutina Chirocalyx velutinus Erythrina velutina f. aurantiaca