Erythrina poeppigiana

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Erythrina poeppigiana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Erythrina Poeppigiana, Cook (Micropteryx Poeppigiana, Wain. E. Micropteryx, Poepp.). Bucare. Used for shading coffee and cacao in the W. Indies: tree 40-60 ft., the prickles short: Lvs. large, apparently not prickly; lfts. broad, entire, with nectaries at base of the 2 lower petiolules: fls. cinnabar-red; calyx truncate; standard plane, elliptic or narrow-oval, to 1⅞ in. long; wings small, about twice exceeding the calyx, obovate or oval-elliptic; keel scarcely shorter than standard, arctuate. Probably Peruvian.-Offered in S. Fla. The E. umbrosa of the W. Indies is probably this species. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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