14,036 observationsLeast Concern
Eastern Coral Bean
Erythrina herbacea
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Magnoliopsida ›Order: Fabales ›Family: Fabaceae ›Genus: Erythrina
About
Erythrina herbacea, commonly known as the coral bean, Cherokee bean, Mamou plant in South Louisiana, red cardinal or cardinal spear, is a flowering shrub or small tree found throughout the southeastern United States and northeastern Mexico; it has also been reported from parts of Central America and, as an introduced species, from Pakistan. Various other systematic names have been used for this plant in the past, including Erythrina arborea, Erythrina hederifolia, Erythrina humilis, Erythrina rubicunda, Corallodendron...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Eastern Coral Bean is Erythrina herbacea.
- Eastern Coral Bean belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- Eastern Coral Bean belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- Eastern Coral Bean belongs to the class Magnoliopsida.
- Eastern Coral Bean belongs to the order Fabales.
- Eastern Coral Bean belongs to the family Fabaceae.
- Eastern Coral Bean belongs to the genus Erythrina.