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| color = lightgreen
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| latin_name = ''Erythrina humeana''
| name = Dwarf Kaffirboom
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| common_names = Dwarf Kaffirboom
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| growth_habit = ?  <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
| image_width = 240px
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| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
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| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
| ordo = [[Fabales]]
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| lifespan =    <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
| familia = [[Fabaceae]]
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| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
| subfamilia = [[Faboideae]]
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| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
| tribus = [[Phaseoleae]]
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| features =     <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
| genus = ''[[Erythrina]]''
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| hardiness =     <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
| species = '''''E. humeana'''''
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| bloom =     <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
| binomial = ''Erythrina humeana''
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| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
| binomial_authority = [[Spreng.]]
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| sunset_zones =     <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
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| color = IndianRed
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| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
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| familia = Fabaceae
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| subfamilia = Faboideae
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| tribus = Phaseoleae
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| genus = Erythrina
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| species = humeana
 
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'''''Erythrina humeana''''', Spreng. (E. caffra, Ker-Gawl, not Thunb.) ('''Dwarf Kaffirboom''',  '''Dwarf Coral Tree''', '''Dwarf Erythrina''', '''Natal Coral Tree''') is an [[ornamental plant|ornamental]] tree and [[medicinal plant]] native to [[South Africa]].
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Often tree-like and 30 ft. or more, the st. and petioles very spiny: petioles long; lfts. rhomboid-ovate, acuminate: peduncles axillary and strictly erect, longer than the Lvs., white-warty; fls. verticillate-spiked on the ends of the peduncles, long and slender, deflexed, brilliant scarlet fading to purple. S. Afr.
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'''''Erythrina humeana''''' ('''Dwarf Kaffirboom''',   '''Dwarf Coral Tree''', '''Dwarf Erythrina''', '''Natal Coral Tree''') is an [[ornamental plant|ornamental]] tree and [[medicinal plant]] native to [[South Africa]].
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
*[http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Erythrina+humeana Plants For A Future: ''Erythrina humeana''] 
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*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ERHU4 USDA Plants Profile: ''Erythrina humeana'']
 
*{{es icon}} [http://www.arbolesornamentales.com/Erythrinahumeana.htm ''Erythrina humeana''] photo
 
 
 
  
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[[Category:Flora of South Africa]]
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[[Category:Medicinal plants]]
 
[[Category:Trees of Africa]]
 
  
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Plant Characteristics
Origin: ?
Cultivation
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Scientific Names

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Erythrina humeana, Spreng. (E. caffra, Ker-Gawl, not Thunb.) (Dwarf Kaffirboom, Dwarf Coral Tree, Dwarf Erythrina, Natal Coral Tree) is an ornamental tree and medicinal plant native to South Africa.

Read about Erythrina humeana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Often tree-like and 30 ft. or more, the st. and petioles very spiny: petioles long; lfts. rhomboid-ovate, acuminate: peduncles axillary and strictly erect, longer than the Lvs., white-warty; fls. verticillate-spiked on the ends of the peduncles, long and slender, deflexed, brilliant scarlet fading to purple. S. Afr. CH


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