Erythrina speciosa

Erythrina speciosa
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Erythrina
Species:	E. speciosa
Binomial name
	Erythrina speciosa; Andrews

Erythrina speciosa is a tree native to Brazil, which is often cultivated and has introduced populations in Africa and India.^[1]^[2] It is pollinated by hummingbirds.^[3]

References

↑ "Erythrina speciosa". ILDIS World Database of Legumes, version 10.01.
↑ "Erythrina speciosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
↑ Mendonça, Luciana Baza; Anjos, Luiz dos (2006). "Feeding behavior of hummingbirds and perching birds on Erythrina speciosa Andrews (Fabaceae) flowers in an urban area, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil". Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 23: 42. doi:10.1590/S0101-81752006000100002.

External links

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[1] "Erythrina speciosa". ILDIS World Database of Legumes, version 10.01.

[grin-2] "Erythrina speciosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 January 2018.

[3] Mendonça, Luciana Baza; Anjos, Luiz dos (2006). "Feeding behavior of hummingbirds and perching birds on Erythrina speciosa Andrews (Fabaceae) flowers in an urban area, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil". Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 23: 42. doi:10.1590/S0101-81752006000100002.