Erythrina herbacea L. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Erythrina herbacea L.

Summary

Genus:

Erythrina

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Phaseoleae

Nomen number:

15748

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:706. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

03/17/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Erythrina arborea Small

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Reference(s)

Carroll, W. R. 1934. A study of Rhizobium species in relation to nodule formation on the roots of Florida legumes. I. Soil Sci. 37:117-135.
Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Krukoff, B. A. & R. C. Barneby. 1974. Conspectus of species of the genus Erythrina. Lloydia 37:370.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
Little, E. L., Jr. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541. 1979
Moerman, D. Native American ethnobotany, ed. 5. 1998
Radford, A. E. et al., eds. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States. 1980-
Radford, A. E. et al. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas. 1964
Turland, N. J. & C. E. Jarvis. 1997. Typification of Linnaean specific and varietal names in the Leguminosae (Fabaceae). Taxon 46:469.
Wunderlin, R. P. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida. 1998

Common names

English
cardinal-spear –
Cherokee-bean –
coral-bean –
red-cardinal –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina
2	Cultivated

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Tamaulipas]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina]

Cultivated ()

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=15748. Accessed 3 May 2026.