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| latin_name = ''Erythrina fusca''
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| common_names = African coral, coral bean, purple coraltree, gallito, bois immortelle, bucayo, bucare
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| growth_habit = ?  <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
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| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
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| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
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| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| lifespan = perennial
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| color = IndianRed
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| image = Fruit pod African Coral Erythrina caffra.JPG
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| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
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| image_caption = Fruit pod
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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 = fusca
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Erythrina fusca, Lour. Tree-like, 8 ft., the bark fuscous (brownish), bearing short prickles, the branching diffuse: Lvs. unarmed; lfts. lanceolate, entire, glabrous: fls. brown-red, in terminal racemes; calyx somewhat bilabiate, the lips entire and erect; standard very long, obtuse, convolute in a tube; stamens long, connate at base: pod long, terete, articulate, pilose; seeds oblong. Cochin-China.
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Erythrina fusca, Lour. (syn. Erythrina glauca, Erythrina caffra, Erythrina viarum) Tree-like, 8 ft., the bark fuscous (brownish), bearing short prickles, the branching diffuse: Lvs. unarmed; lfts. lanceolate, entire, glabrous: fls. brown-red, in terminal racemes; calyx somewhat bilabiate, the lips entire and erect; standard very long, obtuse, convolute in a tube; stamens long, connate at base: pod long, terete, articulate, pilose; seeds oblong. Cochin-China.
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| color = lightgreen
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| name = ''Erythrina fusca''
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| image = Fruit pod African Coral Erythrina caffra.JPG
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| image_width = 240px
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
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| ordo = [[Fabales]]
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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 = '''''E. fusca'''''
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| binomial = ''Erythrina fusca''
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| binomial_authority = [[João de Loureiro|Lour.]]
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| synonyms =
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''Erythrina glauca''<br/>
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''Erythrina caffra''<br/>
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''Erythrina viarum''
   
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The [[legume]] tree '''''Erythrina fusca''''' is known by many common names including '''coral bean''', '''purple coraltree''', '''gallito''', '''bois immortelle''', '''bucayo''', and '''bucare'''. It has the widest distribution of any ''Erythrina'' species; it is the only one found in both the [[New World|New]] and [[Old World]]s. It grows throughout tropical Asia and the Pacific, Central America, and into the [[Amazon Basin]].
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==Cultivation==
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==Species==
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It is a deciduous tree with spiny bark and light orange flowers. Its legume pods reach 20 centimeters in length and contain dark brown seeds. Its legume pods can disperse across oceans and the tree can grow in a wide range of habitats, two reasons for its current broad distribution.
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Like many other species in genus ''[[Erythrina]]'', ''E. fusca'' contains toxic alkaloids which have been utilized for medicinal value but are poisonous in larger amounts. The most common alkaloid is [[erythraline]], which is named for the genus. The new buds and leaves are eaten as a vegetable. The easy-to-grow and attractive flowering tree is cultivated as an ornamental shade and hedge plant. It is a common shade tree in [[Cacao|cacao plantations]]. It attracts hummingbirds, which help to pollinate its flowers.
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It is the official flower of the [[Venezuela]]n state of [[Trujillo (state)|Trujillo]].
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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==
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*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ERFU2 USDA Plants Profile]
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*[http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Erythrina_fusca.html New Crops Info Page]
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*[http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/Publicat/Gutt-shel/x5556e0b.htm Genus ''Erythrina'']
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*[http://www.cipav.org.co/lrrd/lrrd8/1/cuellar.htm Study: ''E. fusca'' as a protein supplement for cattle]
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