Erythrina livingstoniana Baker

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Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park

Photo: Mark Hyde
On Suni North trail, Catapu, Mozambique

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Synonyms:	Erythrina tomentosa R. Br. ex A. Rich.
Common names:	Aloe coral-tree (English) Chinungu (Sena) N'angalan'goma (Sena)
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	Medium to large tree. Bark conspicuously reddish-brown, fissured, set with hard thorny knobs; branches very spiny. Leaves 3-foliolate with leaflets almost as broad as long, more or less 3-lobed; terminal lobe triangular; sidelobes almost square. Flowers in very striking terminal racemes, resembling the inflorescences of Aloe spp., scarlet-red. Fruit a cylindric, woody pod, strongly constricted between the seeds. Seeds bright red with a white spot. The flowers of this species are larger and more spectacular than any other Erythrina species in the region.
Type location:	Malawi
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	livingstoniana: named after the legendary Scottish explorer David Livingstone (1813-1873)
Habitat:	Among rocks in hot dry areas.
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:	Jan - Feb
Worldwide distribution:	Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
FZ divisions:	Z,T,MS,GI
Growth form(s):	Tree.
Endemic status:
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Images last updated:	Saturday 13 June 2009
Literature:	Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 305. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 220. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 247. Mackinder, B. et al. (2001). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5) Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 48. Parker, T. (2023). Common Trees of Mozambique The Tree Press, Austin, Texas, USA Pages 218 - 219. (Includes a picture). Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Congdon, C., Branch, B., Collins, S., Curran, M., Dowsett, R,J., Fishpool, L., Francisco, J., Harris, Kopp, M. & de Sousa, C. (2012). Mt Mabu, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London Page 74.

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