Fabaceae
Erythrina

Erythrina acanthocarpa E.Mey.

First published in Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 151 (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Africa. It is a caudex shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Northern Provinces

Introduced into:

Free State

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Jessop, J. & Toelken, H. R. (Eds.) (1986). Flora of South Australia, Part 2.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1972 Veitch, R.; et al. [s.n.] K001091716 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Cooper, T. [267] South Africa K001091720 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 MacOwan [1435] South Africa K001091717 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Reynolds, G.W. [1606] South Africa K001091752 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Tyson, W. [s.n.] South Africa K001091712 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Tyson, W. [s.n.] South Africa K001091714 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Tyson, W. [s.n.] South Africa K001091711 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Ecklon [s.n.] South Africa K001091713 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Barber [s.n.] South Africa K001091718 Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000418394 Type Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000418395 Type Yes
D'Urban [s.n.] Africa K001091719 Yes
McCabe, J.; Atherstone [41] South Africa K001091715 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0