Taxon:  Erythrina fusca Lour.



Summary
Genus:
Erythrina
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Nomen number:
15744
Place of publication:
Fl. cochinch. 2:427.  1790
Verified:
03/15/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
11 (1  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Erythrina glauca Willd.
Erythrina ovalifolia Roxb.

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Seed

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica Note: = Erythrina glauca
  2. Albuquerque, J. M. 1980. Plantas tóxicas no jardim e no campo Note: = Erythrina glauca
  3. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
  4. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  5. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  6. Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:121-123.
  7. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  8. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  9. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  10. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  11. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  12. Killeen, T. J. et al. 1993. Guia de arboles de Bolivia
  13. Krukoff, B. A. & R. C. Barneby. 1974. Conspectus of species of the genus Erythrina. Lloydia 37:340-341.
  14. Krukoff, B. A. 1972. Notes on Asiatic-Polynesian-Australian species of Erythrina, II. J. Arnold Arbor. 53:130.
  15. Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
  16. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  17. Little, E. L., Jr. et al. 1964-1974. Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
  18. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
  19. Maesen, L. J. G. van der. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
  20. Missouri Botanical Garden. W³Tropicos (on-line resource).
  21. Perfecto, I. et al. 1996. Shade coffee: A disappearing refuge for biodiversity. BioScience 46:598-608. Note: this study mentioned Erythrina fusca as a shade tree for traditional coffe plantations
  22. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  23. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  24. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
  25. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  26. Verdcourt, B. 1979. A manual of New Guinea legumes.
  27. Whitmore, T. C., ed. 1972-. Tree flora of Malaya.
  28. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcoral-bean  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishpurple coraltree  1Maesen, L. J. G. van der. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Englishswamp immortelle  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Spanishahuijote  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishbucago  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishbucare  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishgallito de pantano  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishpalo santo  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzaniaKaskazini Pemba Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzaniaKusini Pemba Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanComoros  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia   
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia   
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines   
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  Verdcourt, B. 1979. A manual of New Guinea legumes.
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificMicronesia Caroline Islands 
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificSamoa   
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificTonga   
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  Little, E. L., Jr. et al. 1964-1974. Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHispaniola  Little, E. L., Jr. et al. 1964-1974. Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and GrenadinesSaint Vincent Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and Tobago  Little, E. L., Jr. et al. 1964-1974. Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico Little, E. L., Jr. et al. 1964-1974. Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies  Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica Note: = Erythrina glauca
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana   
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana   
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname   
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia n.Killeen, T. J. et al. 1993. Guia de arboles de Bolivia
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Krukoff, B. A. & R. C. Barneby. 1974. Conspectus of species of the genus Erythrina. Lloydia 37:340-341.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
2Cultivated    also cult.Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:121-123.
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania [Kaskazini Pemba, Kusini Pemba]
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka
  • PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Pacific
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Micronesia (Caroline Islands)
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, Tonga, Samoa
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, West Indies, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago, United States [Puerto Rico], St. Vincent and Grenadines [Saint Vincent]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia (n.), Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica Note: = Erythrina glauca
  2. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
  3. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  4. Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:121-123.
  5. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  6. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  7. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  8. Killeen, T. J. et al. 1993. Guia de arboles de Bolivia
  9. Krukoff, B. A. & R. C. Barneby. 1974. Conspectus of species of the genus Erythrina. Lloydia 37:340-341.
  10. Little, E. L., Jr. et al. 1964-1974. Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
  11. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
  12. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  13. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
  14. Verdcourt, B. 1979. A manual of New Guinea legumes.
  15. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Krukoff, B. A. & R. C. Barneby. 1974. Conspectus of species of the genus Erythrina. Lloydia 37:340-341.
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalshade/shelter Krukoff, B. A. & R. C. Barneby. 1974. Conspectus of species of the genus Erythrina. Lloydia 37:340-341.
Environmentalshade/shelter Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Human foodvegetable Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Vertebrate poisonsmammalsas Erythrina glaucaAlbuquerque, J. M. 1980. Plantas tóxicas no jardim e no campo
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=15744. Accessed 16 April 2026.