Taxon:  Erythrostemon gilliesii (Hook.) Klotzsch



Summary
Genus:
Erythrostemon
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Caesalpinieae
Nomen number:
465150
Place of publication:
Link, J. H. F. et al., Icon. pl. rar. 2:97, t. 39.  1844
Verified:
08/14/2017 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
16 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Poinciana gilliesii Hook.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Caesalpinia gilliesii (Hook.) D. Dietr.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Gagnon, E. et al. 2016. A new generic system for the pantropical Caesalpinia group (Leguminosae). PhytoKeys 71:122.
  2. Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
  3. Lewis, G. P. 2011. Review of Fabaceae Caesalpinoideae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 17 Jan.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbird-of-paradise  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: lists as Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wall. ex Hook.) D. Dietri
Englishcat's-claw  1Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft) Note: as Caesalpinia gilliesii
EnglishMysorethorn  1Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft) Note: as Caesalpinia gilliesii
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires Ulibarri, E. A. 1996. Sinopsis de Caesalpinia y Hoffmannseggia (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) de sudamérica. Darwiniana 34:316. Note: lists as Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wall. ex Hook.) D. Dietri
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCatamarca Ulibarri, E. A. 1996. Sinopsis de Caesalpinia y Hoffmannseggia (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) de sudamérica. Darwiniana 34:316. Note: lists as Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wall. ex Hook.) D. Dietri
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChaco Ulibarri, E. A. 1996. Sinopsis de Caesalpinia y Hoffmannseggia (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) de sudamérica. Darwiniana 34:316. Note: lists as Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wall. ex Hook.) D. Dietri
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCórdoba Ulibarri, E. A. 1996. Sinopsis de Caesalpinia y Hoffmannseggia (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) de sudamérica. Darwiniana 34:316. Note: lists as Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wall. ex Hook.) D. Dietri
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes Ulibarri, E. A. 1996. Sinopsis de Caesalpinia y Hoffmannseggia (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) de sudamérica. Darwiniana 34:316. Note: lists as Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wall. ex Hook.) D. Dietri
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaEntre Ríos Ulibarri, E. A. 1996. Sinopsis de Caesalpinia y Hoffmannseggia (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) de sudamérica. Darwiniana 34:316. Note: lists as Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wall. ex Hook.) D. Dietri
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaJujuy Ulibarri, E. A. 1996. Sinopsis de Caesalpinia y Hoffmannseggia (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) de sudamérica. Darwiniana 34:316. Note: lists as Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wall. ex Hook.) D. Dietri
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaLa Pampa Ulibarri, E. A. 1996. Sinopsis de Caesalpinia y Hoffmannseggia (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) de sudamérica. Darwiniana 34:316. Note: lists as Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wall. ex Hook.) D. Dietri
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaLa Rioja Ulibarri, E. A. 1996. Sinopsis de Caesalpinia y Hoffmannseggia (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) de sudamérica. Darwiniana 34:316. Note: lists as Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wall. ex Hook.) D. Dietri
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMendoza Ulibarri, E. A. 1996. Sinopsis de Caesalpinia y Hoffmannseggia (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) de sudamérica. Darwiniana 34:316. Note: lists as Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wall. ex Hook.) D. Dietri
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaNeuquén Ulibarri, E. A. 1996. Sinopsis de Caesalpinia y Hoffmannseggia (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) de sudamérica. Darwiniana 34:316. Note: lists as Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wall. ex Hook.) D. Dietri
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSalta Ulibarri, E. A. 1996. Sinopsis de Caesalpinia y Hoffmannseggia (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) de sudamérica. Darwiniana 34:316. Note: lists as Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wall. ex Hook.) D. Dietri
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSan Juan Ulibarri, E. A. 1996. Sinopsis de Caesalpinia y Hoffmannseggia (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) de sudamérica. Darwiniana 34:316. Note: lists as Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wall. ex Hook.) D. Dietri
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSan Luis Ulibarri, E. A. 1996. Sinopsis de Caesalpinia y Hoffmannseggia (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) de sudamérica. Darwiniana 34:316. Note: lists as Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wall. ex Hook.) D. Dietri
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSantiago del Estero Ulibarri, E. A. 1996. Sinopsis de Caesalpinia y Hoffmannseggia (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) de sudamérica. Darwiniana 34:316. Note: lists as Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wall. ex Hook.) D. Dietri
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaTucumán Ulibarri, E. A. 1996. Sinopsis de Caesalpinia y Hoffmannseggia (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) de sudamérica. Darwiniana 34:316. Note: lists as Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wall. ex Hook.) D. Dietri
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileAtacama Lewis, G. P. 1998. Caesalpinia. A revision of the Poincianella-Erythrostemon group. 161.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileCoquimbo Lewis, G. P. 1998. Caesalpinia. A revision of the Poincianella-Erythrostemon group. 161.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  Lewis, G. P. 1998. Caesalpinia. A revision of the Poincianella-Erythrostemon group. 161.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLima Lewis, G. P. 1998. Caesalpinia. A revision of the Poincianella-Erythrostemon group. 161.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia Note: lists as Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wall. ex Hook.) D. Dietri
4NaturalizedNorthern America Mexico  Villaseñor, J. L. & F. J. Espinoza-Garcia. 2004. The alien flowering plants of Mexico. Diversity & Distrib. 10:113-123.
Native
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Peru [Lima]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Córdoba, Mendoza, Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Neuquén, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán], Chile [Atacama, Coquimbo], Uruguay
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico

Reference(s)
  1. Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia Note: lists as Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wall. ex Hook.) D. Dietri
  2. Lewis, G. P. 1998. Caesalpinia. A revision of the Poincianella-Erythrostemon group. 161.
  3. Ulibarri, E. A. 1996. Sinopsis de Caesalpinia y Hoffmannseggia (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) de sudamérica. Darwiniana 34:316. Note: lists as Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wall. ex Hook.) D. Dietri
  4. Villaseñor, J. L. & F. J. Espinoza-Garcia. 2004. The alien flowering plants of Mexico. Diversity & Distrib. 10:113-123.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia Note: lists as Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wall. ex Hook.) D. Dietri
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants Note: poisonous as Caesalpinia gilliesii
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Weed  Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia Note: lists as Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wall. ex Hook.) D. Dietri
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=465150. Accessed 15 April 2026.