Erythrina humeana
Read about Erythrina humeana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Erythrina Humeana, Spreng. (E. caffra, Ker-Gawl, not Thunb.). 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. B.M. 2431. B.R. 736.
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Erythrina humeana (Dwarf Kaffirboom, Dwarf Coral Tree, Dwarf Erythrina, Natal Coral Tree) is an ornamental tree and medicinal plant native to South Africa.