Erythrina afra

Erythrina afra

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Phaseoleae
Subtribe: Unassigned genera
Genus: Erythrina
Subgenus: E. subg. Erythrina
Sectio: E. sect. Afrae
Species: Erythrina afra

Name

Erythrina afra Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap. 2: 121 (1800).

• Note: Published as caffra now treated as an orthographical variant, Art. 61.6, ICN (Madrid).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Corallodendron afrum (Thunb.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 172 (1891) (as 'caffrum').
  • Duchassaingia afra (Thunb.) Walp., Linnaea 23: 742 (1850) (as 'caffra').
• Heterotypic
  • Chirocalyx pubescens Walp., Linnaea 23: 741 (1851).
  • Erythrina constantiana Micheli, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 68: 524 (1896).
  • Erythrina fissa C.Presl, Symb. Bot. (Pragae) 1: 69 (1832).
  • Erythrina insignis Tod., Nuov. Gen. Sp.: 66 (1861).
  • Erythrina viarum Tod., Nuov. Gen. Sp.: 62 (1861).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa South Tropical Africa Mozambique Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal Introduced into: Kenya, Norfolk Is., Queensland, St.Helena. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Thunberg, C.P. 1800. Prodromus Plantarum Capensium, quas in promontorio Bonae Spei Africes, annis 1772–1775, collegit Carol. Pet. Thunberg. Pars posterior pp. [85] 191. Uppsala, J. Edman. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Erythrina afra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct. 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Erythrina afra. Published online. Accessed: 8. Oct. 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• Afrikaans: Kuskoraalboom
• English: Coast Coral Tree
• isiXhosa: umSintsi
• isiZulu: umSinsi

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