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Erythrina humeana

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Natal coral
habit of a large specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Erythrina
Species:
E. humeana
Binomial name
Erythrina humeana

Erythrina humeana, commonly known as the dwarf coral tree, dwarf erythrina or Natal coral tree, is an ornamental tree native to South Africa.[a]

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  1. ^ It is also commonly known in English as the dwarf kaffirboom, although this is offensive to many (see Kaffir (racial term))
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  • Plants For A Future: Erythrina humeana
  • USDA Plants Profile: Erythrina humeana
  • "Erythrina humeana". Ornamental trees in Spain. José Manuel Sanchez de Lorenzo Cáceres (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-02-04.
  • "Erythrina humeana". pza.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2021-03-10.