Summary
Place of publication:
F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 6:340[folio]; 6:434[quarto]. 1824
Verified:
03/18/1987
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.
- Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45. 1993
- Correa, J. E. & H. Y. Bernal. 1992. Especies vegetales promisorias de los paises del Convenio Andres Bello. 1989-1998 8:311-325.
- Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75. 1999
- Krukoff, B. A. & R. C. Barneby. 1974. Conspectus of species of the genus Erythrina. Lloydia 37:391.
- Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. 1995-
- Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. Flora of Panama. 1943-1980
Common names
Spanish (Bolivia)
amasisa – wayruru – Spanish (Colombia)
chochos de árbol – peronio – sirigual – Spanish (Ecuador)
porotillo – Spanish (Peru)
haymura –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Belize | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Panama | Darien | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Panama | Panama | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Panama | Veraguas | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | Amazonas | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | Barinas | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | Lara | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | Merida | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | Tachira | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | Trujillo | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Bolivia | La Paz | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Bolivia | Santa Cruz | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Colombia | Boyaca | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Colombia | Caldas | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Colombia | Cauca | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Colombia | Cundinamarca | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Colombia | Huila | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Colombia | Magdalena | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Colombia | Putumayo | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Colombia | Santander | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Colombia | Tolima | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Colombia | Valle | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | Imbabura | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | Pichincha | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Peru | Cuzco | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Peru | Puno | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Peru | San Martin | |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
Native
Southern America
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MESOAMERICA:
Belize, Panama [Darien, Panama, Veraguas]
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NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Venezuela [Amazonas, Barinas, Lara, Merida, Tachira, Trujillo]
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WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia [La Paz, Santa Cruz], Colombia [Boyaca, Caldas, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena, Putumayo, Santander, Tolima, Valle], Ecuador [Imbabura, Pichincha], Peru [Cuzco, Puno, San Martin]
Cultivated
()
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Environmental | boundary/barrier/support | | Correa, J. E. & H. Y. Bernal. 1992. Especies vegetales promisorias de los paises del Convenio Andres Bello. 1989-1998 8:311-325. |
| Environmental | ornamental | | Correa, J. E. & H. Y. Bernal. 1992. Especies vegetales promisorias de los paises del Convenio Andres Bello. 1989-1998 8:311-325. |
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=15764.
Accessed 3 May 2026.