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.
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:
Flowering time:	Jan - Feb
Worldwide distribution:	Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Mozambique distribution:	Z,T,MS,GI
Growth form(s):	Tree.
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content 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. 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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