Taxon:  Erythrina coralloides DC.



Summary
Genus:
Erythrina
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Nomen number:
403487
Place of publication:
Prodr. 2:413.  1825
Verified:
11/29/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  2. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  3. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
  4. National Academy of Sciences. 1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishnaked coraltree  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoNuevo León McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosí McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuanajuato McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoHidalgo McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMéxico McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizona  
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona]
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Guanajuato, Hidalgo, México, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
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=403487. Accessed 14 May 2026.