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Enriched botanical record

Erythrina crista-galli

Erythrina crista-galli L.

Also indexed ascockspur coral treeErythrina critagalliNational Flower of UruguayAlbero di coralloBrazilian Coral TreeCockspur coral treeColorín de sedaCorticeira-do-Banhado
FamilyFabaceae
GenusErythrina
Use categories4
Linked notes0

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusErythrina
Scientific name with authorshipErythrina crista-galli L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Corallodendron crista-galli (L.) KuntzeErythrina compacta W.BullErythrina crista-galli subsp. hasskarlii BackerErythrina crista-galli subsp. leucochlora LombardoErythrina crista-galli var. corallina N.F.MattosErythrina crista-galli var. crista-galliErythrina crista-galli var. hasskarlii BackerErythrina crista-galli var. leucochlora LombardoErythrina crista-galli var. longiflora M.A.Zapater & E.C.LozanoErythrina fasciculata Benth.Erythrina graefferi TineoErythrina laurifolia Jacq.Erythrina pulcherrima Tod.Erythrina speciosa Tod.Micropteryx crista-galli (L.) Walp.Micropteryx fasciculata (Benth.) Walp.Micropteryx laurifolia (Jacq.) Walp.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Environmental use
Fuel
Material

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier494400-1
Use codesEU FU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New Guinea

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Erythrina crista-galli.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.