Erythrina lysistemon Hutch.

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Road to Nhancuco, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa

Synonyms:	Erythrina caffra auct.
Common names:	Common coral-tree (English) Lucky-bean tree (English) Sacred coral-tree (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	Small to medium sized deciduous tree, which flowers before the new leaves arrive. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets ovate to heart-shaped with a distinctly tapering apex. Inflorescences usually held horizontal, bright scarlet. Fruit a slender pod, which is deeply constricted between the seeds. The seeds are bright orange-red with a black spot.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	lysistemon: "with a loose stamen"
Habitat:	Mainly on the fringes of woodland and in rocky submontane grassland at higher altitudes.
Altitude range:	500 - 1900 m
Flowering time:	Jul - Oct
Worldwide distribution:	Botswana, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, South Africa
Mozambique distribution:	N,Z,MS,M
Growth form:	T
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects (whose larvae eat this species):
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Friday 10 August 2012
Literature:

African Plant Database: Erythrina lysistemon
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Erythrina lysistemon
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Erythrina lysistemon
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Erythrina lysistemon
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Erythrina lysistemon
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Erythrina lysistemon
JSTOR Plant Science: Erythrina lysistemon
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Erythrina lysistemon
Tropicos: Erythrina lysistemon
West African Plants database: Erythrina lysistemon