Erythrina fusca Lour.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/165431910/165431958

Conservation

LC - least concern

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution

Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 5 - 1560 m.; Amazonia, Andes, Llanura del Caribe, Pacífico, Valle del Cauca, Valle del Magdalena.

Morphology General Habit

Árbol, liana

Conservation

Preocupación Menor

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation

Not Threatened

Ecology

Africa: Zanzibar-Inhambane regional transition zone; mangrove., Cultivated

Morphology General Habit

Perennial, Not climbing, Tree

Vernacular

Ahuijote, Amapola, Bucare, Eritrina-da-baixa, Eritrina-do-alto, Guiliqueme, Monongondrano, Swamp Imortelle, Yak-erabadu, Yak-errabadoogas

Leguminosae, J. B. Gillett, R. M. Polhill & B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1971

Morphology General Habit

Tree to 24 m. (fide Corner) tall, with short trunk and spreading crown, armed with spines; flowering when leaves are present.

Morphology Stem

Stems pale, mostly covered with short almost straight black prickles, glabrescent.

Morphology Leaves

Leaflets mostly paler beneath or glaucous, subcoriaceous, elliptic, 2·5–15(–20) cm. long, 1·4–8·5(–15) cm. wide, rounded or less often subacute at both ends, glabrous above and beneath or with dense closely adpressed hairs beneath producing a finely velvety texture; veins and midrib with or, more often, without prickles; petiole 1–19 cm. long, not or very sparsely prickly; rhachis 0·5–5 cm. long; petiolules 0·2–1·3 cm. long.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Inflorescences covered with deciduous ferruginous hairs, mostly unarmed; rhachis 8–30 cm. long; peduncle 2·5–13 cm. long; pedicels 0·5–2 cm. long, pubescent; bracts and bracteoles ovate, up to 2·5 mm. long, 2 mm. broad, deciduous.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Calyx asymmetrically broadly campanulate, 1·2–1·7 cm. long on keel side, 1–1·4 cm. long on standard side, lacerate or mostly ± entire, but with short thick 0·5–1·5 mm. long spur on keel side conspicuous in bud, ferruginous pubescent with deciduous hairs.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Standard orange or scarlet, long-clawed, rounded-rhombic, (3–)4·7–6·8 cm. long, 3·5–5·8 cm. wide, rounded or emarginate, narrowed at base; keel slightly longer than the wings.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Pods shortly stipitate, linear, compressed, 14–33 cm. long, 1·4–1·8 cm. wide, 6–10-seeded, margined, slightly constricted between the seeds, densely velvety adpressed ferrugin-ously hairy when young, later glabrescent; valves ± completely separating, ridged outside.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds

Seeds dark brown or blackish with black markings, oblong or oblong-ellipsoid, longest dimension 1·2–1·8 cm., shorter dimensions 5–8 mm.; hilum elliptic, 6–7·5 mm. long.

Habitat

Swampy shore; sea-level

Distribution

P widespread in tropical South America

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular

amacise, amasisa, amasise, bucare, búcare, bucaro, búcaro, búcaro de pantano, cachimbo, cachingo, cámbulo, cámbulo rosado, cantagallo, cantagallo colorado, cantagallos, chambul, chengue, chengué, chocha, chochas, palo de agua, pito, zapato de reina

Distribution

Biogeografic region: Amazonia, Andean, Caribbean, Pacific. Elevation range: 5–1560 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Atlántico, Chocó, Córdoba, Cundinamarca, Guaviare, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Putumayo, Santander, Tolima, Valle del Cauca.

Conservation

IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): LC. National Red List of Colombia (2021): Potential LC.

Habit

Tree, Liana.

Ecology

Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, savanna, shrubland, native grassland, wetlands (inland), artificial - terrestrial.

Vernacular

Amasisa, Bucago, Bucare, Gachico, Gallito de pantano, Kasho, Kuaso, Oakta, Palo santo

Use Animal Food

Used as animal food.

Use Environmental

Environmental uses.

Use Fuel

Used for fuels.

Use Food

Used for food.

Use Invertebrate Food

Used as invertebrate food.

Use Materials

Used as material.

Use Medicines

Medical uses.

Use Poisons

Poisons.

Use Social

Social uses.