Summary
Place of publication:
Symb. antill. 5:370. 1908
Verified:
10/28/1988
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Allen, O. N. & E. K. Allen. 1936. Root nodule bacteria of some tropical leguminous plants: I. Cross-inoculation studies with Vigna sinensis L. Soil Sci. 42(1):61-77.
- Krukoff, B. A. & R. C. Barneby. 1974. Conspectus of species of the genus Erythrina. Lloydia 37:390.
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
- Morton, J. F. 1994. Pito (Erythrina berteroana) and chipilin (Crotalaria longirostrata), (Fabaceae), two soporific vegetables of Central America. Econ. Bot. 48:130-138.
- Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. Flora of Panama. 1943-1980
Common names
Spanish
pito –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Northern America | | Mexico | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Cuba | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Hispaniola | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Puerto Rico | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Central America | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | Zulia | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Colombia | | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
Native
Northern America
Southern America
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CARIBBEAN:
Hispaniola, Cuba, Puerto Rico
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MESOAMERICA:
Central America
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NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Venezuela [Zulia]
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WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia
Cultivated
()
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | boundary/barrier/support | | Morton, J. F. 1994. Pito (Erythrina berteroana) and chipilin (Crotalaria longirostrata), (Fabaceae), two soporific vegetables of Central America. Econ. Bot. 48:130-138. |
Environmental | erosion control | | Morton, J. F. 1994. Pito (Erythrina berteroana) and chipilin (Crotalaria longirostrata), (Fabaceae), two soporific vegetables of Central America. Econ. Bot. 48:130-138. |
Environmental | shade/shelter | | Morton, J. F. 1994. Pito (Erythrina berteroana) and chipilin (Crotalaria longirostrata), (Fabaceae), two soporific vegetables of Central America. Econ. Bot. 48:130-138. |
Human food | vegetable | | Morton, J. F. 1994. Pito (Erythrina berteroana) and chipilin (Crotalaria longirostrata), (Fabaceae), two soporific vegetables of Central America. Econ. Bot. 48:130-138. |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=15733.
Accessed 5 October 2024.