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Erythrina acanthocarpa
Also called Tambookie Thorn, Tambuki Thorn
Thorny Coraltree is a spiny, succulent shrub in the pea family from South Africa's Cape and Northern Provinces, with a swollen caudex base. It is grown in dry, sunny gardens where its thorns, fixing nitrogen and tolerance of drought are the main points of interest.
Erythrina acanthocarpa (common name - Tambuki thorn) is a species of Erythrina in the family Fabaceae, and was first described in 1835 by Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer. It is found in South Africa, where it is native to the Cape and Northern Provinces, but introduced in Free State. It is a succulent, nitrogen-fixing shrub.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
