Erythrina corallodendrum L., Fabaceae

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Present on Pacific Islands?  yes

Primarily a threat at high elevations?  no

Risk assessment results:  Evaluate, score: 6 (Go to the risk assessment)

Other Latin names:  Erythrina corallodendron L.

Common name(s): [more details]

Chinese: long ya hua

English: coraltree

French: erythrine

Habit:  shrub/tree

Description:  "Tree to 8 m or shrub. Petioles slender, 6-15 cm long, leaflets rhombic-ovate to rhombic-orbicular or broader than long, 5-15 cm long, 4-12 cm wide, apex acute or acuminate, base rounded or obtuse.  Inflorescence of racemes 10-30 cm long, pedicels short, 3-5 mm long; calyx campanulate, 7-12 mm long, truncate; corolla coral red, 5-6 cm long, standard narrowly oblong or oblong-oblanceolate; wings scarcely exceeding the calyx, keel petals distinct, also shorter than calyx.  Legume moniliform, slightly flattened, 10-15 cm long, stipe 1.5-2 cm long, beak to 2 cm long; seeds 3-9, scarlet" (Howard, 1988; p. 488).

Habitat/ecology:  (no habitat/ecology info known by PIER)

Propagation:  Seed

Native range:  Haiti and Jamaica, cultivated elsewhere (Howard, 1988; p. 488).

Presence:

Pacific
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Ecuador (Galápagos Islands) Isabela Group	Isabela Island	introduced cultivated	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Ecuador (Galápagos Islands) Isabela Group	Volcán Sierra Negra, Isabela Island	introduced cultivated	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Ecuador (Galápagos Islands) Santa Cruz Group	Santa Cruz Island	introduced cultivated	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)

Pacific Rim
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
China China	China (People's Republic of)	introduced cultivated	Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2013) Cultivated as an ornamental.
China China	Hong Kong	introduced cultivated	Wu, Te-lin (2001) (p. 145) Ornamental.
Taiwan Taiwan Island	Taiwan Island	introduced	ILDIS Co-ordinating Centre (2013)

Indian Ocean
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
La Réunion (France) La Réunion Island	La Réunion Island	introduced	ILDIS Co-ordinating Centre (2013)
La Réunion (France) La Réunion Island	La Réunion Island	introduced cultivated	Lavergne, Christophe (2006) "Cultivé/subspontané"
Mauritius Mautitius Islands (Mauritius and Rodrigues)	Mauritius Island	introduced	ILDIS Co-ordinating Centre (2013)
Seychelles Seychelles Islands	Seychelles Islands	introduced	ILDIS Co-ordinating Centre (2013)

Control:  If you know of control methods for Erythrina corallodendrum, please let us know.