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Erythrina abyssinica Lam.

Protologue Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 2(1): 392. 1786 [16 Oct 1786]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Erythrina abyssinica--Costa Rica. San Jose, Hotel Bougainvillea. 3 Mch 02. 002.jpg

Erythrina abyssinica--Costa Rica. San Jose, Hotel Bougainvillea. 3 Mch 02. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Erythrina abyssinica--Costa Rica. San Jose, Hotel Bougainvillea. 3 Mch 02. 001.jpg

Erythrina abyssinica--Costa Rica. San Jose, Hotel Bougainvillea. 3 Mch 02. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Erythrina abyssinica--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Gard.  7 Oct 03. 039.jpg

Erythrina abyssinica--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Gard. 7 Oct 03. 039.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Erythrina abissinica--Durban Botanic Garden. 27 Sept 03. 057.jpg

Erythrina abissinica--Durban Botanic Garden. 27 Sept 03. 057.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Erythrina abyssinica--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 27 Sep 03. 060.jpg

Erythrina abyssinica--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 27 Sep 03. 060.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Erythrina abyssinica--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Gard.  7 Oct 03. 038.jpg

Erythrina abyssinica--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Gard. 7 Oct 03. 038.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Erythrina abyssinica--So. Afr. Durban Bot. Gard.  7 Oct 03. 037.jpg

Erythrina abyssinica--So. Afr. Durban Bot. Gard. 7 Oct 03. 037.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Erythrina abissinica--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 27 Sep 03. 058.jpg

Erythrina abissinica--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 27 Sep 03. 058.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Erythrina abyssinica--Uganda. Crater Lakes region, Ndali lodge, S of Fort Portal. 4Jul 04. 004.jpg

Erythrina abyssinica--Uganda. Crater Lakes region, Ndali lodge, S of Fort Portal. 4Jul 04. 004.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Erythrina abyssinica--Uganda. Crater Lakes region, Ndali lodge, S of Fort Portal. 4Jul 04. 011.jpg

Erythrina abyssinica--Uganda. Crater Lakes region, Ndali lodge, S of Fort Portal. 4Jul 04. 011.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Erythrina abyssinica--Uganda. Crater Lakes region, Ndali lodge, S of Fort Portal. 4Jul 04. 001.jpg

Erythrina abyssinica--Uganda. Crater Lakes region, Ndali lodge, S of Fort Portal. 4Jul 04. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Erythrina abyssinica--Uganda. Crater Lakes region, Ndali lodge, S of Fort Portal. 4Jul 04. 003.jpg

Erythrina abyssinica--Uganda. Crater Lakes region, Ndali lodge, S of Fort Portal. 4Jul 04. 003.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Erythrina abyssinica--Uganda. Crater Lakes region, Ndali lodge, S of Fort Portal. 4Jul 04. 010.jpg

Erythrina abyssinica--Uganda. Crater Lakes region, Ndali lodge, S of Fort Portal. 4Jul 04. 010.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Erythrina abyssinica--Uganda. Crater Lakes region, Ndali lodge, S of Fort Portal. 4Jul 04. 006.jpg

Erythrina abyssinica--Uganda. Crater Lakes region, Ndali lodge, S of Fort Portal. 4Jul 04. 006.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Erythrina abyssinica--Uganda. Crater Lakes region, Ndali lodge, S of Fort Portal. 4Jul 04. 008.jpg

Erythrina abyssinica--Uganda. Crater Lakes region, Ndali lodge, S of Fort Portal. 4Jul 04. 008.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Erythrina abyssinica--Uganda. Crater Lakes region, Ndali lodge, S of Fort Portal. 4Jul 04. 005.jpg

Erythrina abyssinica--Uganda. Crater Lakes region, Ndali lodge, S of Fort Portal. 4Jul 04. 005.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 3 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

March 3, 2002

Location

Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya (Mshewe, Hotel Bougainvillea)

-8.8275, 33.263889

Location Remarks

Pungaluma Hills, NE of Mshewe Village, above Utengule Coffee Estate factory in miombo woodland on W-facing slope. 1500 m elev.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

September 27, 2003

Location

Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo (Durban Botanic Gardens)

36.728611, 2.194444

Location Remarks

70 St. Thomas Road, Durban

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

July 4, 2004

Location

Uganda, Western, Kabarole

Location Remarks

Ndali lodge, S of Fort Portal

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Erythrina

Specific Epithet

abyssinica

Authorship

Lam.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#291,747 of 335,497

Top 87%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →